Conviviality Retail, the UK's leading off licence and convenience chain, has announced that David Robinson has been appointed as Managing Director, with a start date yet to be confirmed.
Robinson joins the business from Home Retail Group plc where he was a member of the Executive Board and, most recently, Chief Operating Officer of Argos. In this role, he was one of the architects of Argos' Transformation Plan and successfully led the implementation of its strategic, operational and financial plans.
Prior to this, Robinson was Commercial Director and sat on the Argos Board; and before that he was Commercial Director at Homebase. Robinson also had senior roles with Dixons Stores Group plc as well as spending six years running his own successful events management business.
The Board of Conviviality is also pleased to announce that it has also appointed Mark Simmonds as Commercial Finance Director for Conviviality Retail. Simmonds joins from Mitchells and Butlers plc where he was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and prior to this he held a number of finance and commercial roles during his 19 years with the business. He will take up his role in March.
Diana Hunter, CEO of Conviviality, said, 'I am delighted to welcome David as Managing Director of Conviviality Retail. David brings a significant track record of delivering results and has a wealth of experience in the retail industry. David is ideally placed to continue to develop and grow the Retail business with our Franchise partners.
'We are also pleased to welcome Mark as Commercial Finance Director for Conviviality Retail. We believe we now have a strong team in place to drive the Conviviality Retail business forward.'
David Robinson, incoming MD of Conviviality Retail, said, 'I am delighted to be joining Conviviality Retail and to have the opportunity of working in this business at such an exciting time.
'I am looking forward to working with the Conviviality team and the Franchisees to develop further opportunities and continue to drive growth in the business. I am also excited to explore how the recently acquired Matthew Clark business can help us accelerate these aims as more and more synergies are realised.'