Ken Murphy (businessman)

Ken Murphy (born 1966/1967) is an Irish business executive. He has been the chief executive (CEO) of Tesco since October 2020.

Ken Murphy
Born1966/1967 (age 53–54)[1]
Cork, Ireland
EducationUniversity College Cork
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO, Tesco
TermOctober 2020–
PredecessorDave Lewis
Children3

Early life

Murphy was born in Cork, Ireland.[2] He was educated there at Christian Brothers College,[3] and earned a bachelor's degree from University College Cork, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1][4] He is a qualified accountant and worked as an accountant at Coopers & Lybrand after graduating from University College Cork in 1988.[1][5]

Career

Murphy started his career at Procter & Gamble.[5] When he was 22, Murphy became a finance director at Alliance UniChem, a drugs wholesaler which became part of Boots UK.[4][5]

In 2013, Murphy became managing director of health and beauty, international and brands at Boots.[6]

After Walgreens took over Boots in 2014, he rose to become chief commercial officer and president of global brands at the parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance.[4]

In October 2019, it was announced that Murphy would become CEO of Tesco.[7][8] He succeeded Dave Lewis on 1 October 2020.[9]

Personal life

Murphy is married with three children.[1]

References
  1. Wood, Zoe; Makortoff, Kalyeena (2 October 2019). "Boots 'lifer' to replace Dave Lewis at helm of Tesco". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. Percival, Geoff (2 October 2019). "Corkman Ken Murphy named next Tesco group CEO". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. Farrell, Steve (2 October 2019). "Who is Ken Murphy? The new Tesco CEO replacing Dave Lewis". The Grocer. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. Williams-Grut, Oscar (3 October 2019). "'Unknown' new Tesco CEO must battle Brexit, German discounters, and changing tastes". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. Onita, Laura (2 October 2019). "Who is Ken Murphy, the new boss of Tesco?". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. Armstrong, Ashley (12 October 2019). "The Irish rugby fan chosen to pick up the ball at Tesco and run with it". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. Wood, Zoe; Makortoff, Kalyeena (2 October 2019). "Boots 'lifer' to replace Dave Lewis at helm of Tesco". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. Pratley, Nils. "New Tesco boss isn't the obvious choice for chief executive". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. Jahshan, Elias (2 October 2020). "Ken Murphy starts as Tesco's new CEO, replacing Dave Lewis". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by
Dave Lewis		 CEO of Tesco
2020–present		 Incumbent


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