BP has announced the appointment of former M&S franchise director David Phillpot as c-store trading director, Europe. Phillpot brings over 25 years of experience in diverse food retail roles. In his most recent role, he led relationships and commercial plans with all of the M&S franchise partners, including BP.
Previously, he held the position of trading director of convenience food at M&S, successfully overseeing key categories including ready meals, food on the move and desserts.
In his newly created role, Phillpot will report to Jo Hayward, BP’s VP for convenience in Europe who is also responsible for global proposition development.
By 2030, BP aims to double its convenience gross margin, targeting 10% year-on-year growth, and increase its number of strategic convenience sites globally to more than 3,500.
BP is investing in retail capability to deliver its strategic convenience growth plans with Phillpot being the latest in a number of recent hires from the retail sector, including Claire Farrant as VP marketing from Lidl, Joanne Hall as UK retail operations director from Sainsburys.
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