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    Unitas trading director John Baines steps down

    John Baines

    Unitas Wholesale today said its trading director John Baines will be retiring from the business in May next year.

    Baines has played a leading role in the buying group since he joined Nisa/Today’s in 1994. As part of the senior team, he has been pivotal in working with the executive in both the 2012 demerger of Nisa/ Today’s and more recently in the 2018 merger of Today’s Group and Landmark Wholesale to form Unitas, the UK’s largest independent buying group.

    “I have spent many enjoyable years working in the wholesale sector and have made many friends along the way; however, it is now time for me to spend more quality time with my family,” he said.

    John Kinney, managing director of Unitas, added: “I have worked with John since I joined Today’s back in 2011 and John has been instrumental in the formation of Unitas and I fully respect John’s wishes to retire and thank him for the support he will continue to provide while we recruit his replacement.”

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