Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle
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“Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle”
David Potts to take over immediately as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role Business live – latest updates Asda has appointed David Potts, the 69-year-old former boss of Morrisons, as its chief executive with immediate effect as it continues to struggle to lift sales. The UK’s third largest supermarket said its 73-year-old executive chair, Allan Leighton, who has been running the business since 2024 , would now step back to a non-executive role focusing on…
Read at The Guardian – World“Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle”
David Potts to take over immediately, as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role Business live – latest updates Asda has appointed the 69-year-old former boss of Morrisons, David Potts, as chief executive with immediate effect as it continues to struggle to lift sales. The UK’s third largest supermarket said that 73-year-old executive chair Allan Leighton, who has been running the business since 2024 , would now step back to a non-executive role focusing on…
Read at The Guardian – UK“Former Morrisons chief David Potts appointed as Asda chief executive”
Potts will take on the role with immediate effect as current chief Allan Leighton steps down to non-executive chairman
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