Roger Burnley

Roger Michael Burnley (born June 1966)[1] is a British businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of Asda since January 2018, when he succeeded Sean Clarke.[2]

Roger Burnley
Born
Roger Michael Burnley

June 1966 (age 54)
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationHeckmondwike Grammar School
Alma materBournemouth University
TitleCEO of Asda
TermJanuary 2018-
PredecessorSean Clarke
Spouse(s)Lucy Burnley
Children2

Early life

Burnley was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,[3] and grew up in Yorkshire.[4] He was educated at Heckmondwike Grammar School.[5] He earned a degree in geography from Bournemouth University.[4]

Career

He started his career as a graduate trainee with B&Q.[4]

From 1996 to 2002, he worked for Asda, rising to supply chain director.[5]

Burnley was Sainsbury's retail and operations director before joining Asda as chief operating officer in 2016 and then deputy chief executive in June 2016.[4]

On 30 October 2017, it was announced that he would succeed Sean Clarke as CEO of Asda.[6][2]

Personal life

Burnley is married, has two children and lives in Yorkshire.[7] He a lifelong fan of Huddersfield Town A.F.C.[7]

gollark: Excellent, new disk spun up and presumably doing disky things.
gollark: I had to *actually* install the disk.
gollark: Oh, right, maybe I should warn for ABR server downtime.
gollark: You cannot possibly hope to escape.
gollark: Didn't we all?

References
  1. "Roger Michael BURNLEY - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. Cahill, Helen (30 October 2017). "Asda names Roger Burnley as new chief executive". cityam.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ""Born and bred Yorkshireman" gets top job at Asda - Yorkshire Post". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "Profile: Asda's next chief executive Roger Burnley". retail-week.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. Robinson, Andrew (31 October 2017). "Asda appoint lifelong Huddersfield Town fan to top position". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. Davies, Rob; agencies (31 October 2017). "Asda boss steps down as supermarket starts to halt sales slide". Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. "Roger Burnley: President and CEO". asda.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.


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