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Peter Blatch joins Macintyre Scott as Business Development Manager/Director Designate |
Macintyre Scott, one of travel retail’s foremost warehousing and logistic service providers, has announced the appointment of Peter Blatch as Business Development Manager/Director Designate.
He will spearhead the long-term development for Macintyre Scott within the travel retail sector, while looking for expansion opportunities in new channels, the company said.
Blatch joins Macintyre Scott from Stock International, where he achieved consistent and significant growth in travel retail over his three-and-a-half years as Director Travel Retail & NW Europe. This followed a short spell with Alpha Retail, where he helped to guide the company through a significant year of change as an interim Head of Category.
Before this, Blatch spent 16 years at The Nuance Group, the world’s largest airport retailer, as European Category Manager for Liquor, Tobacco and Food, implementing a number of creative initiatives and in-store activity programmes to boost sales.
He started his career as a buyer for Allders International (The Nuance Group), before moving to Duty Free Shoppers, European Operation.
With over 30 years’ experience in travel retail and FMCG, Peter has initiated and managed many successful programmes and campaigns to strengthen his employers’ positions in a competitive marketplace.
Blatch joins the new Executive Management team at Macintyre Scott, which is headed by Managing Director Nicola Ridges Jones.
Commenting on the new appointment, Ridges Jones said: “We are pleased to welcome Peter to the Macintyre Scott team. His extensive knowledge and experience will prove invaluable as we look to develop our business in both the immediate and longer term and to further strengthen Macintyre Scott”s position as a leading service and solutions provider to the travel retail channel.”
Blatch said: “I am delighted to be joining Macintyre Scott at such an exciting time in the company’s development. I am really pleased to be working with Nicola and the team, and I look forward to the challenge of furthering the growth of the company over the coming years.
“Nicola has a forward-thinking approach to the development of the company that will strengthen our appeal to the travel retail market and Macintyre Scott’s position as a leading service provider.”
Blatch can be contacted at Peter.Blatch@macintyrescott.co.uk
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