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Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke will leave in October

Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down as grocer warns on profits

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Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is stepping down after a profit warning and will be replaced by Unilever personal care president Dave Lewis.

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    Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke will leave in October

    Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down after profit warning to be replaced by Unilever's Dave Lewis

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    A new CEO will replace Philip Clarke this October after the firm registered its worst trading performance in forty years.

    Comment: Philip Clarke leaves Tesco in unhappy 40th year at the grocer

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    Tesco shelf edge labels

    Tesco chairman takes more hands-on role in day-to-day running of grocer

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    Tesco's share price and market share have declined during Philip Clarke's tenure

    Comment: How long will the City give Dave Lewis at Tesco?

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    Dave Lewis, Tesco

    New Tesco boss in bid to breathe new life into the grocer's brand

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    Timeline: The big moments during Philip Clarke's Tesco leadership years

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    Carrefour has shown that hypermakets can be turned around

    Comment: Could Tesco learn turnaround lessons from Carrefour?

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    Live blog: Reaction to Tesco boss Philip Clarke's departure

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    Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis

    In the news: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis profiled

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    Tesco has made some progress under departing chief executive Philip Clarke

    Comment: Tesco's new boss inherits a grocer bereft of identity

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    Tesco boss Philip Clarke is to stand down

    Philip Clarke's departure from Tesco: What the analysts say

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    Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent said that the grocer needed a “fresh perspective” to move forward and that incoming chief executive Dave Lewis will build on what Philip Clarke has started.

    Tesco chairman on grocer's new chief executive: 'We needed a fresh perspective'

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Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down

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Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down as grocer warns on profits

Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke will leave in October

Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is stepping down after a profit warning and will be replaced by Unilever personal care president Dave Lewis.

  • 1
    Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke will leave in October

    Tesco boss Philip Clarke steps down after profit warning to be replaced by Unilever's Dave Lewis

  • 2
    A new CEO will replace Philip Clarke this October after the firm registered its worst trading performance in forty years.

    Comment: Philip Clarke leaves Tesco in unhappy 40th year at the grocer

  • 3
    Tesco shelf edge labels

    Tesco chairman takes more hands-on role in day-to-day running of grocer

  • 4
    Tesco's share price and market share have declined during Philip Clarke's tenure

    Comment: How long will the City give Dave Lewis at Tesco?

  • 5
    Dave Lewis, Tesco

    New Tesco boss in bid to breathe new life into the grocer's brand

  • 6
    Tesco Philip Clarke

    Timeline: The big moments during Philip Clarke's Tesco leadership years

  • 7
    Carrefour has shown that hypermakets can be turned around

    Comment: Could Tesco learn turnaround lessons from Carrefour?

  • Philip Clarke Currently reading

    Live blog: Reaction to Tesco boss Philip Clarke's departure

  • 9
    Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis

    In the news: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis profiled

  • 10
    Tesco has made some progress under departing chief executive Philip Clarke

    Comment: Tesco's new boss inherits a grocer bereft of identity

  • 11
    Tesco boss Philip Clarke is to stand down

    Philip Clarke's departure from Tesco: What the analysts say

  • 12
    Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent said that the grocer needed a “fresh perspective” to move forward and that incoming chief executive Dave Lewis will build on what Philip Clarke has started.

    Tesco chairman on grocer's new chief executive: 'We needed a fresh perspective'

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