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JD appoints Pentland chairman to its board

JD Sports Fashion has appointed Pentland Brands chairman Andy Rubin to its board as a non-executive director, as the sportswear retailer looks to support its upcoming international expansion. Rubin is also director of the Pentland Group, which owns brands including Ellesse, Speedo, Boxfresh and Hunter, and has a 57.47 percent stake in JD Sports....

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Pentland Group names new Chairman and CEO

Pentland Group, the global brand management and retail group has promoted Andy Rubin to the newly created role of Chairman of its brand management division. Andy Long, the current Chief Operating Officer of the Group, stands to succeed Rubin as Chief Executive Officer. Both Rubin and Long will assume their new roles with effect from January 1,...

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Pentland Brands named as ‘Great Place to Work’

Pentland Brands, the sports and fashion group which own Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Speedo, Boxfresh, Brasher, Ellesse, Kangaroos, Mitre, Prostar and Red or Dead, has been voted as one of the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces 2014 in the Best Larger Company category by the GreatPlace to Work Institute (GPTW). The group, which is also the...