Morrisons names new managing director of convenience and wholesale

The retailer said that Ahmed would be responsible in his new role for “the further growth of Morrisons Convenience business – a critical element of the Morrisons growth store, where the group has plans to add hundreds more franchise stores in the year ahead”.

It added that Ahmed would also “focus on driving an improved performance from the company-owned Morrisons Daily estate”.

Ahmed has been at Morrisons for more than 18 years, having first joined the group back in 2008. It said he has “extensive experience of the supermarket’s commercial operations, spending the majority of his career in commercial finance roles, latterly as group commercial finance director”.

Morrisons added that Ahmed also spent three years as operations director at the group’s food manufacturing arm Myton, and took up his new role in the spring, reporting directly to chief executive Rami Baitiéh.

Rami Baitiéh said: “Maz has demonstrated strong leadership skills in his previous roles and is already bringing new focus and drive to the management of our Convenience operations. I look forward to his further contribution to the development of this important business.”