Retailer Jollyes has announced a number of new appointments to its executive team.
Adam Dury will join Jollyes as its new chief operating officer in January. For the last five years Adam has been chief commercial officer at Card Factory plc and a key member of its group operating board. Prior to Card Factory, Adam worked in commercial roles at Tesco and Marks and Spencer.
Dury will join chief executive Joe Wykes and chairman Andy Bond on a strengthened main board alongside its recently-appointed chief financial officer Richard Willan, who joined Jollyes in May 2024 after finance director roles at Coca Cola and Whitbread and other finance, commercial and strategy roles at Sainsbury’s, Argos and McKinsey.
The retailer has also announced three other senior appointments.
Anne Galloway is joining Jollyes as its new trading director after a 20-plus year career in buying and merchandising roles at Tesco, including leading the home category commercial teams which included pet care.
Matt Johnston also joins Jollyes this month as its chief technology officer, having previously held the role of head of data science at Sainsbury’s while Katherine Paterson will join Jollyes next month as its new chief marketing officer.
Paterson is joining the retailer after 12 years as customer director at Hobbycraft and senior marketing and e-commerce roles at B&Q/Kingfisher, Asda and Mars.
Last month Jollyes launched a new store at Monks Cross Shopping Park in York – the latest opening that has seen it grow its store estate by 50% in three years. There are three further openings, in East Kilbride, Leyland and Cardiff, planned for November.
Chief executive Joe Wykes said: “It’s a measure of the progress we’ve made that we’re now able to attract some of the best talent in British retailing to join our team.
“While we’ve had a tremendous couple of years, continuing to fulfil our ambitious growth plans will depend on us hiring, nurturing, and supporting people who can build great careers at Jollyes.”
