LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Marks & Spencer has recruited Tesco's Carl Dawson to be its newIT director, in the latest transfer of executive talent betweentwo of Britain's biggest retailers.
Dawson, currently chief information officer for internetretailing at Tesco, will succeed Darrell Stein, a spokeswomanfor M&S said, adding that his start date was still to be agreed.
M&S said in March that Stein, who has been with the firmsince 2006, was departing. He is joining consumer goods groupReckitt Benckiser as senior vice president forinformation services.
M&S said earlier this month its underlying clothes sales hadfallen for a 12th straight quarter, hurt by the transition to anew web platform.
When he does join, Dawson will report to M&S's chieffinancial officer, a post currently vacant after Alan Stewartabruptly quit on July 10 to take up the same role at Tesco.
Laura Wade Gery, M&S executive director, multi-channel, isalso a former Tesco executive. (Reporting by James Davey; editing by Jane Baird)
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