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By Lyndsey Cambridge2021-06-02T11:24:00+01:00
Source: Parfetts
Guy Swindell (L) and Noel Robinson took up their MD designate positions on 1 June ahead of a seven-month transition period
Parfetts retail director Guy Swindell has been promoted to joint MD alongside Noel Robinson, who joins from rival Bestway.
The pair took up their roles as MD designates this week. They will assume the positions full time on 1 January 2022, when they will replace the current MDs Greg Suszczenia and David Grimes.
Suszczenia will then take up the role of chairman of the executive board and remain Parfetts representative on the Unitas board.
Parfetts has appointed Guy Swindell and Noel Robinson as joint managing directors (designate). Swindell is promoted from retail director, where he has led
It’s been a year like no other. And let’s hope, as the nation tentatively starts to move out of the nightmare that has been the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no more years like it to come.
Just 12 months ago, the biggest issue dominating the wholesale sector was whether businesses should move to a delivered or cash & carry model. That was before it become clear how big an impact this new virus would have on the sector, and life in general.
For wholesale, it has been a tale of the good, the bad and the ugly. On the good side, there have been huge sales increases in grocery. On the bad, a breakdown in communications with suppliers, leading to major availability issues. Then there’s the downright ugly impact of the hospitality shutdown on foodservice specialists – a situation that has only been made worse by a lack of sector-specific support from government. And that has turned upside down the fortunes of wholesalers.
18th January 2021
Wholesaler Parfetts has appointed Gurminder Athwal as its new Trading Director to support plans to further expand its depot network and Go Local symbol group.
Gurms Athwal
Athwal, or ‘Gurms’, has spent the last 20 years at Midlands-based wholesaler Hyperama, most recently working as Trading Controller.
Greg Suszczenia, joint Managing Director at Parfetts, commented: “I am delighted that Gurms agreed to join Parfetts and welcome his skill set and personality into our business. We have been wanting to strengthen our board for some time and knew Gurms well by being part of the same buying groups over the years.