Fenwick Appoints First Non-Family Member As CEO

Department store group Fenwick has appointed the first non-Fenwick family member to the position of chief executive. Robbie Feather, currently commercial director at Argos, will join the business in February.

Feather’s appointment comes after former Co-op chief Richard Pennycook joined the historic retailer as chairman last year (again as the first non-family member to take the role). Pennycook’s arrival was precipitated by the decision of Mark Fenwick to step down from the role of chairman, after which group trading director Hugo Fenwick and managing director Adam Fenwick both stepped down from their roles. The Fenwick family has headed up the business since 1882.

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