BURNS SET TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF MARKS & SPENCER
ast week that Terry Burns will join the company's board as deputy chairman effective Oct. 1 and will become chairman in July of next year. At that time, the company's current chairman, Paul Myners, will resign from the board because he will no longer be considered an independent director, the company said. Burns is chairman of Abbey National and Glas Cymru, and is a non-executive director of Banco Santader Centro Hispano, Pearson Group and British Land. Marks & Spencer is one of Britain's largest retailers and is the parent of Kings Supermarkets in New Jersey.
CGA NAMES LOCAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Grocers Association here said Timothy James has been named manager of local government relations in Northern California, a new position in which James will advocate for CGA members before local elected and regulatory officials throughout Northern California. He succeeds Gilbert Canizales, who has been local government director for the entire state since 2001. Canizales, who is based in Long Beach, Calif., will continue to oversee local government relations in Southern California. "With important local issues that impact the bottom line, it became essential that CGA expand its local government staff," said Peter Larkin, CGA president. Prior to joining CGA, James was chief of staff to Roger Niello, a former Sacramento County supervisor.
