Aldi managing director for national IT, ecommerce and transformation Kara Greatorex joins as chief commercial officer, while Morrisons commercial director for ambient and non-food Jon Downes will report into her as supply chain and commercial operations director.
Greatorex, who has spent 15 years at Aldi in roles such as buying director and managing director for stores, will replace Paul Friston who leaves the business in October after 28 years.
She will take up the role at the retail giant next month, Retail Week reported, and will spend her first month working in store to familiarise herself with M&S staff and customers.
Downes has been with Morrisons since 2015 and previously spent 14 years at Tesco in buying and sourcing. He will replace Neil Adams, who moves across to the retailer’s property team.
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M&S Food boss Alex Freudmann said: “I’m delighted that Kara has agreed to join M&S Food. She brings deep commercial experience in buying, store operations, marketing and transformation.
“As we continue our work to transform M&S Food by investing in quality, value and innovation for customers and by building more strategic relationships with the very best suppliers, Kara’s experience and passion for product will be a great addition to the team.
“Paul has made a significant contribution to our business, leading across finance, international and most recently as part of my leadership team in food. We wish him the very best for the future.”
Greatorex added: “I couldn’t be more excited about joining the M&S Food team. It’s a retailer I’ve always loved and admired and having the opportunity to be a part of the ongoing transformation is fantastic.”
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