August 27/The Grocer -- Nestlé U.K. confectionery marketing director Terri Tinella is returning to Canada after 18 months in the job to become managing director for confectionery at Nestlé Canada.

A spokeswoman declined to comment on whether the company would appoint a replacement for Tinella or whether the U.K. confectionery business was undergoing a strategic review.

In June, Nestlé internally appointed Vernon Bradley to the new role of group marketing director for U.K. and Ireland as it prepared to take on Kraft following its takeover of Cadbury.

From the September 7, 2010, Prepared Foods E-dition