Mass board clear out for Morrisons bosses
Morrisons’ new boss David Potts orchestrated a mass cull of board members a mere two weeks after starting his role in charge of the retailer.
The members of the board whose services were deemed no longer required were:
- Group customer marketing and digital director, Nick Collard
- Group retail director, Martyn Fletcher
- Group property and strategy director, Gordon Mowat
- Group logistics director, Neal Austin
- Convenience md, Nigel Robertson
Potts said: “I will now be constructing a leaner management board, with the aim of simplifying and speeding up the business. I would like to thank Nick, Martyn, Neal, Nigel and Gordon for their service to Morrisons.”
Ross Eggleton and Miles Foster will continue to lead logistics and M local chain respectively.
Andy Atkinson and Clare Grainger have been appointed to interim marketing and retail director respectively.
City analyst Shore Capital praised Potts’s first steps.