Steve Murrells
Steven Murrells | |
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Born | Steven Geoffrey Murrells 3 August 1965 Colchester, Essex |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 2012–present |
Employer | |
Known for | The Co-operative Group |
Title | CEO, Co-operative Group |
Term | 1 March 2017 – |
Predecessor | Vacant |
Board member of | The Co-operative Group |
Co-op Food | |
chief executive | |
In office July 2012 – March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tim Hurrell |
Succeeded by | Jo Whitfield |
The Co-operative Group | |
Chief Executive | |
Assumed office 1 March 2017 | |
Deputy | Pippa Wicks |
Preceded by | See The Co-op Group |
Steven Geoffrey Murrells (born 3 August 1965)[1] is a British businessman, the chief executive of The Co-operative Group, and the former chief executive of Co-op Food (and Co-op Electricals). Co-op Food has over 2,800 stores in the UK – at least one in every postal area. It is the sixth largest food retailer in the UK.[2] Co-op Food turns over around £9.5bn, with around 6% of the grocery market.[3]
Early life
He was born in Colchester in Essex.
Career
Murrells held senior leadership roles in European and UK-based food retail businesses, including: One Stop, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. Steve spent three years as CEO of Danish meat company, Tulip, before joining our Co-op in 2012.
Co-op Group
He became chief executive of Co-operative Retail in July 2012.[4] He works at One Angel Square in central Manchester.
He became chief executive of The Co-operative Group on 1 March 2017.
In 2018, he signed a deal to supply 4,000 Nisa stores, following a similar one with Costcutter in 2017.[5]
Personal life
He lives in Prestbury, Cheshire, in Cheshire East.
References
- ^ "Steven Geoffrey MURRELLS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Ruddick, Graham (29 November 2014). "Co-operative 'renaissance' could set the tone for supermarkets". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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- ^ Sunderland, Ruth (13 June 2019). "'Co-op's got its groove back', Boss Steve Murrells insists". This is Money. Retrieved 7 February 2020.