Bestway has appointed Jamie Davison as retail director to lead the symbol group’s central retail operations.
As part of the new role, Davison will also be responsible for the symbol team, franchise teams, as well as the new business and store development teams.
He will be replacing Mike Hollis, who has been a memeber of the Bestway executive team since the company acquired Costcutter in early 2021.
Davison will be formally joining the executive team on 1 July.
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Having first joined the Costcutter business 28 years ago, he has taken on various roles including regional sales manager, and sales and development director.
Since 2020, has been working on the store development side of the organisation, leading the new business and national account teams across the Bestway Group.
“Firstly, I would like to thank Mike for his exceptional dedication and contribution to the business. He brought us immense experience from his impressive career spanning 36 years in retail, across senior roles in Australia, Southeast Asia and the UK,” Bestway Wholesale managing director, Dawood Pervez said.
“We are delighted that Jamie is stepping into his shoes as he also has immense experience within retail and proven efficacy and understanding within our business. Jamie has demonstrated his ability to work strategically and will be highly important to accelerate our positive momentum and continue our growth trajectory.”
Pervez added: “We will be strengthening Jamie’s leadership team in the months ahead and look forward to making further announcements in due course.”
