Walmart has appointed a new head of its operations in the UK.
The US giant has appointed David Cheesewright as executive vice president, president and chief executive officer of a new regional management team.
In the newly created role, Cheesewright will lead Walmart’s retail operations in Canada, the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, and will oversee business development in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada.
Cheesewright will assume his role immediately and report directly to Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart International.
Cheesewright, most recently president and CEO of Walmart Canada, joined Asda, in 1999. While at Asda, he held a variety of key positions in operations, merchandising, logistics, strategy and format development. Prior to Asda, Cheesewright worked at Mars Confectionary.
Shelley Broader will succeed Cheesewright, assuming the position of president and CEO of Walmart Canada effective immediately. Broader joined Walmart Canada as chief merchandising officer in December 2010. Prior to Walmart, Broader held a range of key positions with Michael’s and Hannaford Bros.
Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart International, said: “Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada hold tremendous potential for our company and we are excited to have David Cheesewright leading the team. Since joining the company, David has been a champion for our customer, led innovation and delivered returns.
“Walmart has a strong and successful presence in Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. I look forward to continuing this success and bringing our mission of saving people money so they can live better to even more families across the region.”
Walmart has more than 283,000 associates and 1,182 retail units in Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom.
