Unitas Wholesale has appointed David Cooke to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer as part of a wider reshuffle of its executive team.
Cooke joins Unitas from AF Blakemore, where he served as Group Commercial Director.
His arrival will see Managing Director John Kinney move to Chief Executive Officer, while recently appointed Trading Director Gurms Athwal will report directly to Cooke and join the Unitas Board with immediate effect.
Cooke will take executive responsibility for the trading, commercial, marketing and retail teams, and is expected to lead initiatives that deliver value for members and supplier partners.
He joins the business in September ahead of the group’s annual conference in Marbella later in the month (26 to 30 September).
