M&S has appointed former Asda chief executive Roger Burnley as its new non-executive director.
Burnley, who joins the board on December 1, will also sit on the audit and risk and nomination committees.
He previously served as the former boss and chief operating officer at Asda from 2018 to 2021, stepping down following the supermarket’s £6.8bn sale to the Issa brothers.
Burnley also worked at Sainsbury’s as its retail and operations director. He is currently a non-executive director at Pets at Home.
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman said: “Roger brings extensive experience in the food retail industry and supply chain transformation, which will be invaluable as we enter the next phase of our plan to reshape M&S for growth. He’s a strong addition to the team and I’m delighted to welcome him to the board.”
Burnley added: “M&S is a much-loved brand which I have always admired as setting the standard in UK retail, and it is a privilege to be joining such an engaged board. Much progress has been made through the Reshaping for Growth strategy, but there remains so much opportunity, and I am looking forward to supporting the leadership team to capitalise on that in the years ahead.”
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