Unitas Wholesale has announced the appointment of Cheryl Hope as its new director of trading and development, set to join the senior management team in June 2022.

Hope is expected to lead various strategic projects and will assume responsibility across the wider trading team for its systems and processes.

Before joining Unitas, Hope held several senior roles across retail and food service organisations including Bako, Poundland, Iceland, Costcutter and the Co-op.

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Her most recent position was at AF Blakemore, where she was head of trading.

Hope will be reporting directly to Aoife Kenny, who was named as the company’s new commercial director last week.

“I am delighted to welcome Cheryl to Unitas at such an important time in our development as we continue to re-shape Unitas to become a more member-centric organisation, that seeks to excel in every area we operate in,” Unitas Wholesale managing director John Kinney said.

“Cheryl will be an excellent addition to our business and has the skills and experience that we are looking for to develop our Out of Home offer for our members”.

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