Jollyes, the fast-growing pet goods retailer that secured backing from Asda’s co-owner TDR Capital earlier this year, has strengthened its management team with execs from some of the UK’s leading retailers.
Adam Dury will join Jollyes as its new Chief Operating Officer in January. For the last five years, he has been Chief Commercial Officer at Card Factory, having previously worked in commercial roles at Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
Dury will join Chief Executive Joe Wykes and Chairman Andy Bond on a strengthened main board alongside its recently appointed Chief Financial Officer Richard Willan. He joined Jollyes in May after finance director roles at Coca-Cola and Whitbread and other finance, commercial and strategy roles at Sainsbury’s, Argos and McKinsey.
Jollyes is also strengthening its senior leadership team with three hires. The first is its new Trading Director, Anne Galloway, who joins the pet goods retailer after a 20-plus year career in buying and merchandising roles at Tesco. During her time at the supermarket group, she led the home category commercial teams, which included pet care, as well as roles looking after toys, celebrations, home electrical, hardware and F&F clothing categories.
Matt Johnston has also joined Jollyes this month as its Chief Technology Officer. He previously worked at Sainsbury’s as head of data science.
Finally, Katherine Paterson will join Jollyes next month as its new Chief Marketing Officer after 12 years as Customer Director at Hobbycraft and senior marketing and e-commerce roles at B&Q/Kingfisher, Asda and Mars.
Wykes said: “It’s a measure of the progress we’ve made that we’re now able to attract some of the best talent in British retailing to join our team.
“I’d like to welcome my new colleagues to the business as we continue our exciting journey serving pet parents across the UK.”
Jollyes now has over 100 stores after rolling out new stores at a rapid rate in recent years. Another three openings are planned for November, with further expansion planned for 2025.
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