RESHUFFLE AT TATE

Tate Bramald has appointed Ashley Mills as managing director, following John Tate's decision to take up the role of chairman at the reseller, instead of managing director. Mills was formerly finance and operations director at electronics group Eurotherm. Tate said: "I'm fed up with the day-to-day running and I much prefer the strategic consultancy side. It was time to bring in a senior individual to run the business and to foster improved growth."