Evoke命名马克・萨默菲尔德 新的椅子, 在商店关闭和收入增长中。 Evoke names Mark Summerfield new chair, amid store closures and revenue growth.

埃沃克任命马克·萨默菲尔德为其新非执行主席,继任乔纳森·门德尔索恩爵, Evoke has appointed Mark Summerfield as its new non-executive chair, succeeding Lord Jonathan Mendelsohn, who stepped down amid a leadership transition. Summerfield是2019年以来的董事会成员,他以深厚的机构知识接管了这一角色,而Anne de Kerckhove则成为常任副主席。 Summerfield, a board member since 2019, takes over the role with deep institutional knowledge, while Anne de Kerckhove becomes permanent deputy chair. 这些变化是在 Evoke 第三季度更新之前发生的，此前上半年收入增长 3% 至 8.878 亿英镑。 The changes come ahead of Evoke’s Q3 update, following a 3% revenue rise in H1 to £887.8 million. 该公司还正在评估关闭多达200家英国威廉山零售商店的情况,由于预计11月预算中的税收会增加,可能影响到多达1 500个工作岗位,关闭的商店约占所在地点的15%。 The company is also evaluating closures of up to 200 UK William Hill retail stores—about 15% of locations—due to expected tax increases in the November budget, potentially impacting up to 1,500 jobs.