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Musgrave Wholesale Partners Appoints New Trading Director

Musgrave’s Wholesale Partners unit has announced the appointment of Ciara McClafferty as its new Trading Director.

She had previously been Trading Director for Musgrave’s operations in Northern Ireland.  In her new role, McClafferty will be responsible for developing the Musgrave MarketPlace, Daybreak and Day Today brands.

Previous roles in the business have included Head of Buying at Budgens and Head of Fresh at Musgrave Retail Partners GB. She has also worked at Superquinn and Lidl.

Commenting on her appointment, McClafferty said: “As Trading Director, I look forward to leading the development of our customer offering that is different and delivers on our brand promise for our range of brands.

“This is an organisation with a long-established history in Ireland, an excellent reputation internationally, and a skilled, talented and dedicated workforce. I’m excited about the prospects for Musgrave Wholesale Partners and look forward to working with the management team and our colleagues on implementing a challenging but rewarding strategy.”

Noel Keeley, Managing Director at Musgrave Wholesale Partners, added: “Ciara has an outstanding track record of maximising the commercial opportunities for the business, developing and implementing our customer offering, and developing and managing our various food and drink category plans.”