Ken Murphy | |
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Born | 1966or1967(age 56–57) [1] Cork, Ireland |
Education | University College Cork |
Occupation | Business executive |
Title | CEO, Tesco |
Term | October 2020– |
Predecessor | Dave Lewis |
Children | 3 |
Ken Murphy (born 1966/1967) is an Irish business executive. He has been the chief executive (CEO) of Tesco since October 2020.
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 later attended the six-week Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. [4] [1] [5] He is a qualified accountant and worked as an accountant at Coopers & Lybrand after graduating from University College Cork in 1988. [1] [6]
Murphy started his career at Procter & Gamble. [6] When he was 22, Murphy became a finance director at Alliance UniChem, a drugs wholesaler which became part of Boots UK. [5] [6]
In 2013, Murphy became managing director of health and beauty, international and brands at Boots. [7]
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. [5]
In October 2019, it was announced that Murphy would become CEO of Tesco. [8] [9] He succeeded Dave Lewis on 1 October 2020. [10]
Murphy is married with three children. [1]
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