Steven Geoffrey Murrells, CBE (born 3 August 1965)[1] is a British businessman, the former 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]
Steven Murrells | |
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| Born | Steven Geoffrey Murrells 3 August 1965 Colchester, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Employer | The Co-operative Group |
| Title | Former CEO, Co-operative Group |
| Term | 1 March 2017 – August 2022 |
| Board member of | The Co-operative Group |
Early life
editHe was born in Colchester in Essex.
Career
editMurrells held senior leadership roles in European and UK-based food retail businesses, including One Stop, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. He spent three years as CEO of Danish meat company, Tulip, before joining Co-op in 2012. The Guardian reported that Murrells was paid a £2.2 million bonus in 2020.
He became chief executive of Co-operative Retail in July 2012.[4]
He became chief executive of The Co-operative Group on 1 March 2017.
Murrells was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the food supply chain.[5]
In May 2022, it was announced that he would be succeeded as CEO by Shirine Khoury-Haq.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Bounds, Andy (12 August 2018). "Co-op Group's Steve Murrells: reclaiming core values". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Steve Murrells". www.co-operative.coop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N10.
- ^ Hegarty, Ronan (25 March 2022). "Steve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO". The Grocer. Retrieved 29 November 2022.