Digital Move Report
Digital People Moves Report: Summer/Autumn 2023

As the end of the summer draws near and the autumn season is upon us, it’s my pleasure to share with you a precis of digital and commercial leadership moves that have taken place of the last few months across the market.
With the economic and growth headwinds that the UK & Europe have faced, it’s encouraging to see these positive examples of businesses investing in talent. As most know, recruitment and confidence in hiring is a natural barometer of the economy, and I hope this serves as a positive signal to everyone. It’s widely felt that there were fewer leadership hires made in the spring, so it will be interesting to see if businesses and investors hire with more confidence during this autumn season when things tend to pick up anyway.
At Princedale we had our best performing year last year with a significant amount of successful leadership hires made for clients globally. These included roles in London, New York & Toronto. This year things have continued to go well for the business hiring for clients globally with searches in London, New York, Miami, Athens, Dubai, Singapore, and Paris. If I can help you with a key leadership hire where you’d like a dedicated hands-on partner, and would like to hear how we are different, drop me a note at ru@princedale.co.
Name |
Formerly |
New Appointment |
Kevin Cornils | x Peloton | Joins Beauty Pie as CEO |
Emma Isaac | x Waitrose | Joins Virgin Money as CMO |
Maria Hollins | x Ann Summers | Promoted to CEO |
Alidad Moghaddam | x Trainline | Joins Blue Light Card as CEO |
Dan Staples | x TGI Fridays | Joins Moonpig as Marketing Director, UK |
Jon Wilson | x StepStone | Joins Deputy as SVP, EMEA |
Claire Pointon | x John Lewis | Joins JustEatTakeaway.com as MD |
John Bassil | x UNiDAYS | Joins Audio Network as CTPO |
Simon Gresham Jones | x Conde Nast | Joins Mulberry as CMO |
Nick Tran | x TikTok | Joins Farfetch as CMO |
Ching-Har Wong | x Ganni | Joins Stella McCartney as CDO |
Amy Miller | x Bloom & Wild | Joins Care Fertility as CMO |
Gareth Nutt | x Virgin Wines | Joins Wiggle as Technology Director (CIO/CTO) |
Ottokar Rosenberger | x Dreamlines | Joins Rated People as Interim CEO |
Jambu Palaniappan | x Omers Ventures | Joins Checkatrade as CEO |
Claire Cronin | x McLaren Racing | Joins Chelsea Football Club as CMO |
Darren Bentley | x Cazoo | Joins Lumon a CCO |
Vic Darvey | x Purple Bricks | Joins Lumon as CEO |
Tim Grimsditch | x OVO | Joins Unbiased as CMO |
Meghan MacKendrick | x adidas | Joins Crocs as Vice President, Digital EMEA |
Tracy (Jones) Yaverbaun | x Soho House | Joins News UK General Manager The Times |
James Arrow | x Boots | Joins Brewdog as COO |
Anat Sneh-Matalon | x SimilarWeb | Joins Doctify as CMO |
Wais Shaifta | x Push Docter | Joins PrivateDoc as CEO |
Jess Houlgrave | x Checkout.com | Joins WalletConnect as COO |
Veronica Vicars | x GSK | Joins IAG Loyalty as Chief Growth Officer |
Nina Bibby | x Verizon | Joins Barclays as Group CMO |
Paolo Cigognini | x A McQueen | Joins Tom Ford as SVP Communications & Media |
Rebecca Mason | x Conde Nast | Joins Tom Ford as SVP of Brand Image |
Diego Bivero-Volpe | x VistaJet | Joins Four Seasons as VP Global Strategic Partnerships |
Georgie Smallwood | x TIER Mobility | Joins Moonpig as CPTO |
Jennifer Lang | x Secret Escapes | Joins Freddies Flowers as Chief Growth Officer |
Stu Bailey | x Currencycloud | Joins Silverbird as Chief Product Officer |
Maud Larpent | x Expedia Group | Joins Treatwell as Chief Product Officer |
Kyle McGinn | x Google | Joins Ebay as VP of Product and Engineering, International |
Laura Mahy | x Habito | Joins Zoe as VP Product |
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