Starbucks is paying $30m to acquire US juice business Evolution Fresh as it looks to tap into the growing demand for healthy food and drink.
Carat has hired MediaCom’s Ben Cunningham as the head of direct to replace Brett McKibbin, who is joining its sister company iProspect.
BBC Worldwide has appointed Fiona Eastwood in the new role of marketing director for its consumer products division, to drive the commercial potential of key brands and talent.
Factual entertainment broadcaster A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has poached BBC marketer Anna Priest to be its vice-president of marcomms.
STATE STREET CORPORATION
The financial firm named Finbarr Downing as the head of compliance for State Street International Ireland Limited. Finbarr joins State Street from Northern Trust where he was the head of fund and regulatory compliance.
LV=The investment firm said it appointed Jon Anderson as the financial controller for the group. Anderson was most recently the chief financial officer at Barclays Corporate.
