Fresca Group non-executive director Stephen Robertson has been appointed to succeed Kevin Hawkins as Director General of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Earlier this year, Robertson stepped down from the retail board at Woolworths Group plc, where he was marketing director.
Previously, he had served for seven years as marketing director at B&Q, before leading the acquisition of Screwfix Direct. which he then chaired. He went on to become director of communications at Kingfisher plc and took the helm of the Ellen MacArthur sponsorship.
His career has also included marketing director at WHSmith and, prior to this, marketing roles within Mars Inc, Unilever and Alberto-Culver.
Since 2005, Robertson has been a member of the board as a non-executive director at leading fresh produce supplier Fresca Group Ltd.
British Retail Consortium director Sir Geoff Mulcahy said: “We are delighted that someone of Stephen’s calibre is joining the BRC. His range of high-level experience will help us to promote the interests of retailers in the challenging times ahead.
“On behalf of British retailing I would like to thank Kevin Hawkins for leading the BRC so successfully over the last three and a half years, a period of accelerating change for the industry.”
Robertson will take up his post at the BRC on February 1, 2007.
