Former Pets at Home director joins Shop Direct as Operations Director
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Shop Direct, the owner of the Very and Littlewoods brands, has announced that Pets at Home Executive Director, Phil Hackney, will join the company as its new Operations Director.
He will take responsibility for Logistics, Fulfilment and Customer Service when he joins the company in the new year. He will join the Shop Direct executive board and will report to CEO, Alex Baldock.
Hackney has worked at Pets at Home since 2007, where he was Executive Director in charge of Logistics and Business Systems.
Commenting on the appointment, Baldock said: “I am delighted that Phil is joining Shop Direct. He is a logistics guru with tonnes of e-comm experience, and I am really looking forward to acting on Phil’s ideas to take our operations to the next level.”
Last week Shop Direct announced a third consecutive year of record profits. The retailer, which in recent years has shifted its business from home shopping catalogues to online, saw pre-tax profits grow by 78% to £71.7m. Group sales were up 3% to £1.8bn with Very.co.uk delivering sales growth of 21.1% to £850m.
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