Sir Charlie Mayfield is to become the new chair of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
He will start his term of office at the trade association as vice chair in May, and will then take over as chair when Sir Ian Cheshire stands down at the end of September after a two-year term.
Mayfield has been chair of the John Lewis Partnership since 2007, and is also chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
He said: 'I am very much looking forward to working with Ian for the next six months, and then chairing the BRC as we continue to modernise and campaign on behalf of the whole industry.
'Building on the great work the BRC has led over recent years, it is critical that we continue to have a strong and effective trade association to galvanise retail employers and attract the very best new talent from across society into retail.'
Helen Dickinson, director general of the BRC, said: 'We’re extremely pleased that Charlie is to become our new chair. The experience and leadership he brings will be essential as we continue to represent retail at its best.
'At the same time, we owe a very large debt of thanks to Ian for his guidance, insight and support as our chair, during which time the BRC has undergone yet further transformation.
'We are especially grateful for Ian’s support for the retail industry’s business rates campaign which goes from strength to strength and I would like to add my personal thanks for his support in my first year as director general.'
Sir Ian Cheshire, meanwhile, added: ‘It will be a pleasure to hand the chairmanship of the BRC to Charlie. We are living through a period of profound political and economic change and no one is better placed to take the BRC forward.
'I would like to pay tribute also to Rob Templeman, who stands down as vice-chair. Rob has completed an additional term of office to support the BRC through a period of intensive change and his stewardship has been immensely valuable.'
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