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The EG Group, run by Blackburns billionaire Issa brothers, has appointed the former chief executive of Marks and Spencer as chairman, with immediate effect. The global convenience and fuel retailer, which has more than 6,000 sites in 10 countries including the UK and Ireland, the US, Australia, Germany, Italy, France and Benelux, appointed Lord Stuart Rose to help provide insight and support, as the Blackburn brothers look to move forward with their development plans. Lord Rose said: “I...

Future Asda owner EG Group has appointed former M&S CEO and current Ocado chairman Lord Stuart Rose as non-executive chairman with immediate effect

Future Asda owner EG Group has appointed former M&S CEO and current Ocado chairman Lord Stuart Rose as non-executive chairman with immediate effect

First published on Thu 21 Jan 2021 08.33 EST The billionaire brothers buying Asda have hired the former Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose to chair their EG Group business. EG, a chain of 6,000 petrol stations owned by the Blackburn-based Issa brothers and the private equity group TDR, has appointed Lord Rose as non-executive chairman with immediate effect as Zuber and Mohsin Issa prepare to expand with the Asda acquisition. The veteran retailer also chairs the online groceries firm Ocado but is ...

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British shoe brand, Clarks, has appointed Nick Cullen, former chief operating officer of leading UK airport operator BAA, as group supply chain director.  Cullen will become a member of the company’s executive leadership team, reporting to Melissa Potter, chief executive.  In this

By Alec Mattinson2020-12-21T08:12:00+00:00 Boris Johnson is holding emergency talks to avert Christmas food shortages after France banned freight and travel from the UK. The prime minister is chairing a crisis Cobra meeting of senior ministers and officials amid fears in Whitehall that some imported foodstuffs could run out in as little as two weeks (Sky News). Britain’s supermarket shelves may soon stand empty as France’s coronavirus ban on British lorries is set to stop Continental haul...

Mastercards Richard Haythornthwaite has been named Ocados chairman, replacing Stuart Rose. Haythornthwaite, chairman of the financial giant, will join in January as an independent director before taking over after the online grocers annual general meeting in May.  He will retire from his position at Mastercard at the end of this year. Change at the top: Mastercards Richard Haythornthwaite has been named Ocados chairman, replacing Stuart Rose Rose, 71, has been Ocado chairman for eight years. O...

Fri, 18th Dec 2020 19:58 (Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Ocado Group PLC - FTSE 100-listed online supermarket - Appoints Mastercard Inc Chair Richard Haythornthwaite as independent non-executive chair. Haythornthwaite will be appointed following companys annual general meeting in May, but will join the board on January 1. He is replacing Stuart Rose, who is retiring after serving ...

  Ocado Group plc ( "Ocado Group" or the "Company"), the pioneer of online grocery, today announces that it intends to appoint Richard ("Rick") Haythornthwaite as independent non-executive Chairman of the Board at its AGM in May 2021 to replace Stuart Rose, who will be retiring from the role after eight years of service.   Rick, who will join the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2021 before assuming the Chairmans ro...