Marks and Spencer Chairman to step down

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12 January 2017 à 15h53

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At Marks&Spencer, 2016 has been the year of radical changes. After the resignation of C.E.O. Marc Bolland and the arrival of Steve Rowe in January, the British retailer has announced that Chairman Robert Swannell plans to retire in 2017, after serving since 2011. Previously, Robert Swannell spent 30 years in investment banking (Schroders, Citigroup) before joining the retail sector as Chairman of HMV Group (music and cultural products) and then the private-equity fund 3i Group (a...

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