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2 Oct

The Shortest Chair: Sharon White, Chairman of the John

The Shortest Chair: Sharon White, Chairman of the John
LONDON — Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, which incorporates John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners in its portfolio, is stepping down and has asked the board to begin the method to appoint a successor. “The chairman of the John Lewis Partnership is a special and unique role in U.K. business. The chairman is liable for the long-term health of the partnership’s model — business success twinned with a commitment to first rate customer support and motion in our communities,” White said in an announcement. “Having led the partnership through the pandemic and the worst of the price of living crisis, it can be crucial that there may be now a smooth and orderly succession process and handover....
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19 May

Lester Gribetz, Master Merchant, Former Bloomingdale’s Vice Chair, Dies

Lester Gribetz, Master Merchant, Former Bloomingdale’s Vice Chair, Dies
Lester Gribetz, a former Bloomingdale’s vice chairman and for a long time a highly respected and talented retail executive immersed in the house furnishings and cosmetics industries, died Thursday morning at his home in Manhattan along with his husband by his side. He was 93. “Lester was a special and rare human being,” said his husband, Andy Peters, who confirmed Gribetz’s passing. “His open heart and type, caring nature captured everyone he got here into contact with. He was also a talented, once-in-a-generation merchant, which guided him from folding towels at Bloomingdale’s just out of the military to becoming vice chairman of the shop.” “He was a master merchant with an ideal eye,” said Jack Hruska, the previous executive vice chairman of...
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