Philip Clarke (businessman)

Philip Andrew Clarke (born 8 March 1960) is a British businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of Tesco plc until 1 September 2014.[1]

Philip Clarke
Born
Philip Andrew Clarke

(1960-03-08) 8 March 1960
Liverpool, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1981–present
Term2011–2014
PredecessorSir Terry Leahy
SuccessorDave Lewis
SpouseLinda Clarke
Children2

Biography

Early life

He was born in Liverpool, where his father was a Tesco store manager on the Wirral for many years, and gave Clarke his first job as a schoolboy in 1974.[2]

He was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School and went on to graduate with an economics degree from the University of Liverpool.[3]

Career

Having initially stacked shelves at his local Tesco, he returned after graduating to join the Tesco Management Training Programme in 1981.[4] Appointed to the Board of Directors in 1998,[5] he then went on to replace Sir Terry Leahy in 2011. He sits on the board of directors of the Consumer Goods Forum.[6]

In July 2014 Philip announced that he was leaving Tesco's board, effective 1 October 2014, which was brought forward to 1 September 2014.[7]

Clarke was due to have a party celebrating 40 years at Tesco but this was cancelled the day before suggesting that the departure came sooner than expected. His leaving came after a disastrous 3 years overseeing the company's first profit warning in 20 years, and an accounting scandal in 2014.[8]

Personal life

He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, Linda, and has two children.[9]

References
  1. Codd, Danielle (19 April 2011). "BBC News - Profile: Who is Tesco's new boss Philip Clarke?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. "Phillip Clarke". European CEO. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. "Relentless rise to the top of Tesco's 'Mr Supply Chain'". London Evening Standard. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. "Philip Clarke: the new man behind Tesco". Telegraph. London. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. "Board of Directors - Tesco PLC". Ar2010.tescoplc.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. Consumer Goods Forum website, Board of Directors Archived 31 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Tesco boss Philip Clarke expresses relief over exit". BBC News. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  8. Felsted, Andrea (21 July 2014). "Philip Clarke failed to build on Leahy legacy at Tesco". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. Zoe Wood and Graeme Wearden (8 June 2010). "Philip Clarke: a profile of Tesco's next chief executive | Business". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 July 2011.


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