Asda appoints former Morrisons boss as chief executive as sales struggle
David Potts takes charge of Asda, which is based in Leeds, with immediate effect.
The UK’s third largest supermarket said its 73-year-old executive chair, Allan Leighton, who has been running the business since 2024, would now step back to a non-executive role focusing on “the long-term strategic agenda for the business”.
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