Movers and shakers--February 2010

Mark Swire, finance director at fashion etailer Adili, has stepped down as a board member and will be leaving the business as part of the company’s recent restructure to align its costs. No date has been given for his departure.

Iain McIntosh will replace Mike Greig as chief financial officer of educational supplies distributor RM when Greig retires in March 2010.

Luxury fashion etailer My-wardrobe.com appointed Amanda Metcalfe as marketing director. Metcalfe was formerly marketing and communications director at Koodos.

Gerry Johnson has left bookseller Waterstone’s, where he held the post of managing director. Replacing him is parent company HMV’s group development director Dominic Myers, who led the integration of Ottakar’s into Waterstone’s in 2006.

Decor cataloguer Oka Direct has reorganised its management structure, promoting finance director Tracey Alston to managing director. Cofounding director Annabel Astor continues as chief executive focusing on the creative side of the business, incorporating design, buying, catalogue, and marketing. The appointment sees Alston and Lady Astor working together on strategy and expansion plans, which include strengthening Oka’s UK presence as well as taking the business overseas to Europe and the Middle East.

Clare Dobbie joins fashion etailer Asos as marketing director. She was most recently an advertising agency consultant and prior to that worked for apparel retailer the Gap as vice president of marketing for Europe.

Rebecca Leuw has left homewares and apparel retailer/cataloguer the White Company to join fashion retailer Crew Clothing.