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Julian Levy is one of DFS Group’s most senior and respected executives |
US/INTERNATIONAL. Julian Levy, one of DFS Group’s most senior and respected executives, is leaving the group as a result of an organisational restructure.
Levy’s amicable departure brings an end to an outstanding 18-year career with the world’s leading travel retailer. Levy (44) is currently President of US Group, holding responsibility for North America, Hawaii and Mid-Pac (Guam, Saipan and Palau).
His position is being eliminated under the restructure, with the managers of the region reporting in future to President, Worldwide Store Operations and Business Development Mark Daley, based in Hong Kong.
Levy began with DFS in 1988 as Retail Operations Manager UK Division, having spent the five previous years with Allders International (now The Nuance Group).
In the intervening years he has held down several of the most senior roles within DFS, including being President of US Group, North America and Oceania respectively.
COMMENT: Organisational restructures are an intrinsic element of contemporary corporate life and DFS and Julian Levy are known to be parting amicably as a result of the operational review. Experience and talent of his level don’t come along that often in the travel retail industry and it seems unlikely that he will remain for long out of a business he knows intimately.
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