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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.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC

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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