It’s all change at the top as Morrisons makes a number of hires, including from other supermarkets
Morrisons has announced a raft of new senior appointments and staff promotions.
Matt Heslop has been appointed as director of convenience and wholesale, starting in early March. Heslop has been at Lidl for over 20 years in a number of roles, most recently as chief operating officer and board member of Lidl UK.
He has deep experience in food retail with a long record of delivering growth, innovation and excellence for the customer, according to Morrisons.
Matt McLellan has been appointed to the newly created role of group data and media director and will join Morrisons later this year from Asda, where he was vice president - customer.
At Asda, McLellan was responsible for the design and launch of the retailer’s loyalty proposition and for developing a wide range of high-profile customer programmes and initiatives.
And Bruno Lebon has been appointed as group trading director, non-food, working closely with Andrew Staniland, who started in early February as Morrisons’ group trading director.
Lebon is one of the most experienced supermarket retailers in Europe, Morrisons said, with over 39 years of experience at Carrefour, most recently as executive director of supermarkets and hypermarkets.
All three new hires will report directly to CEO Rami Baitiéh.
In further moves, Martin Dawson has also been named group retail director, while Charlotte Exell has been promoted to online director.
Dawson, who in February last year was appointed interim operations director - retail, has now formally been appointed as group retail director and a member of the executive committee.
Exell, the online operations director, has been promoted to take on full responsibility for the Morrisons Online offer in the newly created role of online director.
In addition Rachel Eyre, chief customer and marketing officer, returns to Morrisons on 3 March from maternity leave.
Baitiéh said: “I’m very pleased to welcome three outstanding retailers to the Morrisons leadership team and to warmly welcome Rachel back from her maternity leave. All the new joiners have exceptional records in their fields and bring deep experience, a history of delivering growth and a clear customer focus.
“As Morrisons continues its re-invigoration and growth, their skills and their passion for the customer will make them a powerful addition to our team.
“Martin Dawson has made a significant impact in his new role over the last year and I am delighted to confirm him in the key role of group retail director. And Charlotte Exell has played a vital part in the recent growth of our online business and I’m confident that under her leadership Morrisons.com will go from strength to strength.”
