William Reed, the UK family-owned media business serving the global food ecosystem, has appointed Richard Sexton (pictured) as chief operating officer (COO). He was previously UK operations director at Dentsu and at Carat UK. As COO, he will work with CEO Tracy De Groose on a remit to “focus on driving speed and discipline across operations, embedding a performance mindset and a culture of continuous improvement, informed decision-making, and personal accountability”. De Gro...