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Announcing
the new association for professional retail marketers |
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Chairperson
: Eileen Connolly (Donaldsons) Born and educated in Edinburgh; moved to London in 1990. Eileen Connolly joined Donaldsons in 1982 and has worked on over 60 UK and European retail developments providing marketing advice, event management skills and strategic planning. One of the most experienced retail sector marketers in the UK and former Young Business Woman of the Year . Heads Donaldsons retail marketing function with a variety of projects across the UK. Co Chair of the BCSC Marketing Awards: Chair of the ICSC European Marketing Awards; regular contributor to industry publications and conferences. |
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Company Secretary:
Michelle Buxton (Norwich Union) Retail Management - South Africa Shopping Centre Management - South Africa & UK Shopping Marketing and agency background Shopping centre portfolio marketing and business development Leisure industry marketing and consulting. |
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Administration:
Mike Briggs (Friend's Provident) With extensive experience in international brand marketing for the organic toiletries and travel industries, and having succesfully transformed County Mall in to a regional brand, Mike is an RMG founder member. |
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Head of Retail Marketing: Alan
Thornton (Nelson Bakewell) His immediate background includes running the marketing of Arcadia’s flagship chain, Topshop overseeing its revival in fortunes to become “fashion retailer of the year”. Prior to this he was Marketing Manager at “Whiteleys of Bayswater”, Standard Life’s prestigious London shopping centre, winning several major international advertising and PR awards over the period. He has also recently been involved in other diverse projects such as the marketing of a West End musical and the running a youth-brand dot-com venture as Marketing Director. |
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The Board The Board will consist of - Chairperson |