Talk:Stuart Machin

Why is this draft?

Why is this draft? Ghatbh12 (talk) 21:20, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

because removing info it says not to remove doesn't mean it's no longer a draft. You have to re-submit it and wait for an independent editor to review it. Please also disclose any other accounts you may be using. Star Mississippi 23:01, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

AfC discussion

• Thank you, Star Mississippi. As far as I can determine, Machin has little if any hinterland. I can find nothing about his parents, origins, education or any real personal life. However, a lack of "notability independent" from the organisation is not unusual for large company CEOs, and I do not believe that that is necessary to meet WP:SIGCOV. I have added two more paragraphs at the end of "Career" that are closer to what you might be looking for. At the end of the day, the article would surely survive the AfD process, so should be moved into mainspace. Edwardx (talk) 16:17, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Edwardx: I feel like I've seen business people AfDs go both ways, merge to their organization and/or remain standalone, but that's feel and not an actual analysis as I'm not sure how to find closed business people AfDs. I see your point though that it's unlikely to be deleted. I'll accept as you've beyond addressed the issues that led to three of us draftifying. Someone can take it to AfD if they believe Machin shouldn't be covered. MY personal opinion is a merger would make sense, but that's not a reason not to accept a well written article. Doing so now. Star Mississippi 20:47, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

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Article updates

Hello, my name is Sophie, I work at Marks & Spencer and I’m seeking some help with updating the article. As someone with a connection to the subject of the article, I would like to collaborate with neutral editors in the community to improve and update the current version. While focusing on notable material, the aim is to address the issues flagged at the top of the article to the point where warning boxes aren’t needed anymore. I have worked on updates to the article which focus on balancing the overall tone and also includes notable information not included in previous drafts. The proposed changes include:

• Balancing the tone and removing promotional language
• Including some of the latest notable events related to Stuart’s position as CEO of M&S
• Updates to the M&S section regarding financial sales in Stuart’s tenure and clarification on the structure between Stuart and Katie Bickerstaffe.
• Including notable sources to improve the accuracy and ensure the article is up to date (Year of birth and third-party source for his attendance at Harvard Business School)

Below I have the refreshed article and a side-by-side comparison for ease. I would be very grateful if a neutral editor could review the changes I have proposed and action if you think appropriate. Thank you in advance for all your help and please let me know what the next steps are. Sosan84 (talk) 14:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

 Partly done

Not done:

• The Daily Mail is a deprecated source - a primary source isn't ideal but the Daily Mail is worse.
• Did not add "while in the role, the division’s sales rose by over 10% from £5.9million to £6.6 million" - heavily implies that he was responsible for this, which I would want to see from an independent source.
• Did not add "championed the benefits of careers in retail", promotional and not in source.

I've removed the tags - the current state of the article is better than when it was tagged for puffery, and the article has been cleaned & further paid editing disclosed (thank you!).

Rusalkii (talk) 04:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your time in reviewing this. It's been great to collaborate with you.

I appreciate you accepting most of the proposed edits and I take your three points of feedback too.

Sosan84 (talk) 10:41, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi User:Rusalkii

Apologies to message again so soon, but I noticed two quick factual errors in the article following the update.

• Stuart was born in October 1970 – this is now reflected in the article but not in the infobox, could that be updated please. Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/A4czjaYDU4d1WgoezgBICX4smQQ/appointments
• It was as Managing Director of Target, not Coles, that he resigned from in April 2016, this is backed up by the existing source: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/who-is-stuart-machin-mss-new-ceo-2022-05-20/

Hopefully these are relatively straightforward changes to make, but do please let me know of any questions.

Thank you

Sosan84 (talk) 16:36, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done, thanks for the corrections. Note for future reference that if you're making minor changes you don't need to add the whole revised article here, just the parts that have changed. Rusalkii (talk) 18:09, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Revised article

Stuart Machin Born October 1970 (age 54) . Nationality British Title Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer Term May 2022- Predecessor Steve Rowe Board member of Ocado Retail Limited Stuart Machin (born 1970) is a British business executive and the chief executive (CEO) of Marks & Spencer. He became CEO on 25 May 2022 when Steve Rowe stepped down. Education Machin joined the retail management scheme at Sainsbury's when he was 18. In 2013, he attended the Harvard Business School advanced management program (AMP). Career Machin started his career in retailing as a teenage shelf stacker at a Sainsbury's Savacentre in Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre outside Gillingham, Kent. He worked for Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda in increasingly senior roles, followed by ten years in Australia working for the Wesfarmers conglomerate as operations director of Coles and managing director of Target Australia. While at Target Australia, Machin focused on enhancing the company’s digital capabilities before he resigned in April 2016 because of accounting irregularities that he was unaware of but "happened on [his] watch". He then became CEO of Steinhoff International in the UK, before being headhunted to join Marks & Spencer (M&S) as managing director (MD) of its food division. M&S Machin joined M&S as Food Managing Director in May 2018, while in the role, the division’s sales rose by over 10% from £5.9million to £6.6 million. In February 2019, M&S announced it was paying £750m for a 50% stake in a joint venture called Ocado Retail Limited, replacing Ocado's previous retail partner Waitrose which had recently started its own standalone food delivery proposition. As part of the deal, Machin became a non-executive director of the new joint venture. In May 2021, Machin was given the additional role of joint chief operating officer (COO), alongside Katie Bickerstaffe. This saw Machin assume responsibility for HR, IT, Property & Store Development, and Central & Store Operations, in addition to his role as food MD. In March 2022, it was announced that Machin would succeed Steve Rowe as CEO of M&S, while Bickerstaffe would become co-CEO, reporting to Machin, Machin assumed his new role on 25 May 2022 and joined the board. In July 2024, Bickerstaffe stepped down from her role as co-CEO. In May 2022, Machin launched "Straight to Stuart", a scheme that allows staff to share views and ideas with him for improving M&S. As of January 2024, the scheme had generated over 15,000 suggestions from colleagues, including from bowel cancer survivor Cara Hoofe whose idea for the inclusion of bowel cancer symptoms on toilet roll packaging and in-store toilets was implemented across all M&S stores. In August 2022, Machin said that London's Oxford Street was in danger of becoming a "dinosaur district destined for extinction", and has been vocal in support of the controversial planned demolition and redevelopment of M&S's flagship store there, close to Marble Arch. Machin has advocated for reforms to the apprenticeship levy, arguing that its current structure hindered M&S's ability to train more young individuals. He has championed the benefits of careers in retail and oversaw the re-launch of management trainee schemes for school leavers and graduates at M&S in 2023. Under Machin’s leadership, M&S returned to the FTSE100 in August 2023 and restored its dividend for shareholders in 2024. Personal life Machin lives in south London, and his hobbies are music, theatre, politics, food, fashion, and walking his dog, Kostas. References

Side-by-side

− '''Stuart Machin''' (born 1970) is a British business executive and the chief executive (CEO) of [[Marks & Spencer]]. He became CEO on 25 May 2022 when [[Steve Rowe (businessman)|Steve Rowe]] stepped down. Machin is responsible for day-to-day leadership, with [[Katie Bickerstaffe]] as co-CEO in charge of online operations and data. Reuters called this an "unconventional leadership structure". ==Education== Machin joined the retail management scheme at [[Sainsbury's]] when he was 18. In 2013, he attended the [[Harvard Business School]] advanced management program (AMP).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i>[[Wikipedia:No original research#Primary, secondary and tertiary sources|<span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (June 2023)">non-primary source needed</span>]]</i>]</sup> ==Career== Machin started his career in retailing as a teenage shelf stacker at a [[Sainsbury's]] [[Savacentre]] in [[Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre]] outside [[Gillingham, Kent]]. He worked for [[Sainsbury's]], [[Tesco]] and [[Asda]] in increasingly senior roles, followed by ten years in Australia working for the [[Wesfarmers]] conglomerate as operations director of Coles and managing director of [[Target Australia]]. He resigned as managing director of Coles in April 2016 because of accounting irregularities that he was unaware of but "happened on [his] watch". He then became CEO of [[Steinhoff]] UK, before being headhunted to join [[M&S|Marks & Spencer]] (M&S) as managing director (MD) of its food division. ===M&S=== Machin joined M&S in May 2018. According to the ''Retail Gazette'', at the time, M&S food had been underperforming, and Machin managed to get it "firing on all cylinders again". In February 2019, M&S announced it was paying £750m for a 50% stake in a joint venture called Ocado Retail Limited, replacing Ocado's previous retail partner [[Waitrose]] which had recently started its own standalone food delivery proposition. As part of the deal, Machin became a non-executive director of the new joint venture. In May 2021, Machin was given the additional role of joint chief operating officer (COO), alongside [[Katie Bickerstaffe]]. This saw Machin assume responsibility for HR, IT, Property & Store Development, and Central & Store Operations, in addition to his role as food MD. In March 2022, it was announced that Machin would succeed [[Steve Rowe (businessman)|Steve Rowe]] as CEO of M&S, while Bickerstaffe would become co-CEO. Machin assumed his new role on 25 May 2022 and joined the board. Upon becoming CEO, Machin launched "Straight to Stuart", a scheme that allows staff to share views and ideas with him for improving M&S. Two ideas quickly adopted by Machin were Megan Tomkies' suggestion that staff with a stammer or speech impediment could wear a corresponding symbol on their lapel badges, and [[Bowel cancer]] survivor Cara Hoofe's suggestion to have Bowel Cancer symptoms listed on toilet roll packaging and in store toilets. In August 2022, Machin said that London's [[Oxford Street]] was in danger of becoming a "dinosaur district destined for extinction", and has been vocal in support of the controversial planned demolition and redevelopment of M&S's flagship store there, close to [[Marble Arch]]. ==Personal life== Machin lives in south London, and his hobbies are music, theatre, politics, food, fashion, and walking his dog, Kostas. + '''Stuart Machin''' (born 1970) is a British business executive and the chief executive (CEO) of [[Marks & Spencer]]. He became CEO on 25 May 2022 when [[Steve Rowe (businessman)|Steve Rowe]] stepped down. ==Education== Machin joined the retail management scheme at [[Sainsbury's]] when he was 18. In 2013, he attended the [[Harvard Business School]] advanced management program (AMP). ==Career== Machin started his career in retailing as a teenage shelf stacker at a [[Sainsbury's]] [[Savacentre]] in [[Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre]] outside [[Gillingham, Kent]]. He worked for [[Sainsbury's]], [[Tesco]] and [[Asda]] in increasingly senior roles, followed by ten years in Australia working for the [[Wesfarmers]] conglomerate as operations director of Coles and managing director of [[Target Australia]]. While at Target Australia, Machin focused on enhancing the company’s digital capabilities before he resigned in April 2016 because of accounting irregularities that he was unaware of but "happened on [his] watch". He then became CEO of [[Steinhoff International]] in the UK, before being headhunted to join [[Marks & Spencer]] (M&S) as managing director (MD) of its food division. ===M&S=== Machin joined M&S as Food Managing Director in May 2018, while in the role, the division’s sales rose by over 10% from £5.9million to £6.6 million. In February 2019, M&S announced it was paying £750m for a 50% stake in a joint venture called Ocado Retail Limited, replacing Ocado's previous retail partner [[Waitrose]] which had recently started its own standalone food delivery proposition. As part of the deal, Machin became a non-executive director of the new joint venture. In May 2021, Machin was given the additional role of joint chief operating officer (COO), alongside [[Katie Bickerstaffe]]. This saw Machin assume responsibility for HR, IT, Property & Store Development, and Central & Store Operations, in addition to his role as food MD. In March 2022, it was announced that Machin would succeed [[Steve Rowe (businessman)|Steve Rowe]] as CEO of M&S, while Bickerstaffe would become co-CEO, reporting to Machin, Machin assumed his new role on 25 May 2022 and joined the board. In July 2024, Bickerstaffe stepped down from her role as co-CEO. In May 2022, Machin launched "Straight to Stuart", a scheme that allows staff to share views and ideas with him for improving M&S. As of January 2024, the scheme had generated over 15,000 suggestions from colleagues, including from bowel cancer survivor Cara Hoofe whose idea for the inclusion of bowel cancer symptoms on toilet roll packaging and in-store toilets was implemented across all M&S stores. In August 2022, Machin said that London's [[Oxford Street]] was in danger of becoming a "dinosaur district destined for extinction", and has been vocal in support of the controversial planned demolition and redevelopment of M&S's flagship store there, close to [[Marble Arch]]. Machin has advocated for reforms to the apprenticeship levy, arguing that its current structure hindered M&S's ability to train more young individuals. He has championed the benefits of careers in retail and oversaw the re-launch of management trainee schemes for school leavers and graduates at M&S in 2023. Under Machin’s leadership, M&S returned to the FTSE100 in August 2023 and restored its dividend for shareholders in 2024. ==Personal life== Machin lives in south London, and his hobbies are music, theatre, politics, food, fashion, and walking his dog, Kostas. References