Asda has strengthened its leadership team, with Liz Evans taking the position of chief commercial officer, non-food and retail.
Evans will lead the large store operations on a permanent basis for Asda, alongside her continued leadership of the George clothing brand.
Asda also created a new position on its executive team – chief supply chain officer – to oversee all its food and general merchandise operations.
To bolster the food team under Kris Comerford, chief commercial officer – food, Ade McKeon re-joined Asda as vice president – ambient, with beer wines and spirits, core grocery, impulse grocery, non-edible and healthcare teams reporting to him.
Gemma Lightbody will also be re-joining Asda from Marks & Spencer as business unit director for impulse grocery reporting to Ade McKeon.
Matt Shields will join from Aldi as business unit director for core grocery, and current Asda colleague Matt Wood will take on the role of SD commercial operations reporting directly to Comerford with immediate effect.
Allan Leighton, executive chairman at Asda, said: “Asda’s mission is to deliver the value ordinary working people, and their families demand from us.
“To do this, we need to be and are rediscovering our ‘Asda-ness’.
“I’m delighted to be announcing these leadership changes as we start this journey.”