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DESI DERBY IN TUNE WITH THE MUSGRAVE SUSTAINABLE DNA
A product of Saint Malachy’s College, Belfast and Ulster University, Jordanstown; Desi Derby’s career path through the Irish retail scene has been impressive. He has been working in Musgrave Wholesale Partners for almost nine years, currently as Wholesale Marketing Director, with additional responsibility for eCommerce & Customer Services. “Before joining Musgrave, I was responsible for strategic development at Lidl and, before that, spent 15 years in the advertising agency space,” says Desi. “My largest client during that time was Tesco; so, very much a retail
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background however I’ve worked across many different sectors – from recruitment to food manufacturing and tourism to renewable technologies.” Musgrave is a fully Irish-owned national wholesale and retail business. As well as being Ireland’s largest one, it’s a family-owned operation and that, Desi says, reflects in the strong values that the company espouses and lives by: