Asda chief executive Roger Burnley to step down following £6.8bn takeover

Roger Burnley

Asda boss Roger Burnley is set to step away from the grocer next year, following the recent £6.8bn takeover of the business by the Issa brothers.

The grocer said Burnley would step away once the business had “fully transitioned to new ownership” and a successor had been put in place.

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