Board change at Sainsbury’s
09 April 2008 09:43
Sainsbury’s has appointed its supply chain director Roger Burnley to its operating board in the newly created role of retail and logistics director. According to the company the move consolidates responsibility for the supermarket's store and depot operations and will be effective from April 21st.
Former retail director, Ken McMeikan, who has been on sabbatical since January, previously retail director, has opted to move to Greggs plc as its new chief executive. He will take up his new position as of June this year.
Justin King, Sainsbury's chief executive said: "Over the past three years Ken has made a significant contribution to our recovery and I wish him every success for the future. Following Ken's decision, I believe that this is an appropriate moment to now bring the management of our retail and logistics operations together. Huge progress has been made in our performance during the past three years of our Making Sainsbury's Great Again plan. This move will allow us to continue to improve the performances of both our stores and depots, ensuring we deliver an even better service to our customers.
"Roger has 20 years experience in retail, both in food operations at Asda and also within non-food at Matalan and B&Q. His breadth of experience means he is well qualified to lead his new team and bring about further improvements as we continue to move from recovery to growth."
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