Andy Clarke (businessman)

Andrew James Clarke (born January 1964)[1] is a British businessman. His most notable position to date is serving as the CEO of the Asda chain of supermarkets from 2010 to 2016, until he was replaced by Sean Clarke (unrelated), the head of parent company Walmart's operations in China.[2][3][4]

Andy Clarke
Born	Andrew James Clarke January 1964 (age 57)
Occupation	retailer
Title	former CEO, Asda
Term	2010-16
Successor	Sean Clarke

He began his career as a Fine Fare, the supermarket chain, then in 1984 at the age 21, Clarke joined Morrisons as a grocery manager. About 1992, he took over Asda's flagship supermarket in Edinburgh and had increasing responsibility from there. In 2000, he joined discount clothing chain Matalan as chief operating officer, and then worked at McKinsey & Company and Iceland supermarket. He rejoined Asda in 2005 and became the chief operating officer.[5][6]

In November 2017, Clarke joined the food tech start-up Spoon Guru as its chairman.[7]

References

1. "ASDA GROUP LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
2. "Asda chief Andy Clarke to be replaced by Sean Clarke - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. "Asda boss Andy Clarke bows out". The telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
4. "Asda brings in Walmart boss Sean Clarke to take over as chief executive | London Evening Standard". standard. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
5. "Asda boss Andy Clarke's 4 top leadership tips". City A.M. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
6. "WMT - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. International Field Trip at ASDA" (PDF). Walmart. Thomson Reuters. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
7. Armstrong, Ashley (12 November 2017). "Ex Asda boss Andy Clarke joins food tech start-up Spoon Guru". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 February 2018.