Stuart Machin
Stuart Machin has spent nearly 30 years in the food, fashion and home retail sector holding senior operational and commercial roles in UK retailers Sainsbury’s, Tesco and ASDA and more recently 10 years in Australia working in Wesfarmers as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coles and Target. Stuart returned to the UK in 2017 to take the CEO position at Steinhoff UK, before leaving to join M&S Food as Managing Director (MD) in 2018.[1]
After joining M&S in 2018, Stuart Machin launched an ambitious five-year Food transformation plan including a store ‘renewal’ programme, modernisation of end to end supply chain operations and partnerships with Ocado and Costa.[2]
In May 2021, Stuart Machin's remit expanded as he was appointed joint COO taking oversight responsibility for Store and Central Operations, Property, Store Development, Technology, People and the Island of Ireland whilst remaining the Food MD.[3]
In March 2022, it was announced that CEO Steve Rowe would step down after six years in role [4] [5]. Stuart Machin was announced as his successor as CEO, with Katie Bickerstaffe assisting as co-CEO.[6]
Stuart Machin is also a Non-Executive Director for Ocado Retail.[7]
References
- ^ Wright, Georgia (11 March 2022). "Meet M&S' new bosses: Stuart Machin and Katie Bickerstaffe profiled". www.retailgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Goncalves, Maria (26 November 2021). "Stuart Machin on M&S Food's turnaround: 'The job's not done'". The Grocer. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Farrell, Steve (18 May 2021). "M&S makes Machin joint chief operating officer in management shake-up". The Grocer. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Butler, Sarah (10 March 2022). "M&S boss Steve Rowe to step down after close to 40 years with retailer". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Sutherland, Ruth (12 March 2023). "Steve Rowe interview: The man who rescued M&S reveals why he's leaving just as the High Street giant is on the up again". This Is Money - Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Ford Rojas, John-Paul (10 March 2022). "M&S boss announces departure after 'six successful years'". Sky News. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Our board". Ocado Retail Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2022.