J Sainsbury, the UK supermarket operator, has appointed 38 year-old Darren Shapland as its new finance director. He joins from carpet retailer Carpetright where he has been group finance director since 2002. Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King said: “He has excellent experience in the retail sector and has undertaken a number of hands-on and broad financial roles.”
Shapland replaces Roger Matthews, who announced in October that he would be leaving at the end of the company’s financial year.
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