Nisa managing director Peter Batt and commercial director Ayaz Alam are to leave the business.
First reported by our sister title, The Grocer, it was confirmed that Batt and Alam were exiting the business as part of a “wider group strategy to deliver growth and enhance value for member-owners and partners”.
In a statement, Jerome Saint-Marc, managing director of B2B & Growth at Co-op Group said: “As we look ahead, there are significant growth opportunities for Nisa and our wider B2B business, as we prioritise building deeper relationships and delivering more value for our trusted partners. Having both played integral roles, both Peter Batt and Ayaz Alam have decided that now is the time for them to pursue further opportunities outside of the business. We wish them our best and thank them for the contribution that they have both made to our Co-op over many years of service.”
Batt was appointed to the managing director role at Nisa in September 2022, following a stint as Co-op divisional managing director. He replaced Michael Fletcher who has since gone on to become managing director of Spar UK.
While Nisa begins a search for a successor to Batt, it is understood Saint-Marc will take over the active day to day management of Nisa while Co-op commercial director Sinead Bell will take over the management of the commercial Nisa team alongside her existing responsibilities.
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