Fortress has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Majestic Wine’s 200 stores in a deal worth £100 million. The UK wine retailer is reported to…
Fortress has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Majestic Wine’s 200 stores in a deal worth £100 million. The UK wine retailer is reported to…
Dan Jago, chief executive of Berry Bros & Rudd, has taken on the role of chairman of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). The WSTA has revealed that Jago will take over from current chairman Denis O’Flynn, who announced he would be leaving his roles at both the WSTA and as managing director of Pernod Ricard UK at the end of September. O’Flynn has…
Tesco has confirmed it will not be seeking a replacement for group wine director Dan Jago, who has been appointed chief executive of Berry Bros & Rudd. Jago leaves after 15 years with the supermarket, which he joined as category director for beers, wines & spirits in 2006. He told OLN he “couldn’t wait to get stuck in” and has been handed responsibility for the…
Tesco wine boss Dan Jago is rumoured to be in the frame for the top job at Majestic, Off Licence News can exclusively reveal. Jago only returned to his post at Tesco this week, but has already been linked to the chain, which is hunting for a new chief executive following the departure of Steve Lewis. Headhunters have been meeting potential candidates and Jago is…
Just when it seemed like a degree of normality was descending on Cheshunt, the stage could be set for yet another twist in the Tesco tale. Wine boss Dan Jago has barely got his feet back under the desk, and it could be that he’s not planning to get too comfy, amid rumours he is being courted for the top job at Majestic. It’s a…
Tesco wine boss Dan Jago has spoken of his “delight” at support from the trade after his return to the retailer – and says he is pleased to be back. Jago will rejoin the BWS department in the new role of category director – group wine, reporting to commercial director Kari Daniels. He returns after being suspended from his position as global wine, beer and…
It was in a bar on the other side of the world earlier this week that I first heard whispers Dan Jago might be making a sensational return to Tesco and the BWS department he was suspended from last October. I wasn’t surprised to be discussing Jago thousands of miles away in Australia: the former global head of BWS has…
Tesco has confirmed it has suspended global head of BWS Dan Jago over the £250 million accounting scandal. Jago, who was handed a promotion to an enlarged global role only last month, has been suspended along with two other executives, William Linnane, head of impulse, and Sean McCurley, who was in charge of convenience. It brings the total number of top-level staff suspended over the…
