Ocado Group has introduced the appointment of Adam Warby as an unbiased non-executive chair of the board.
Warby has intensive govt expertise within the know-how sector and has held senior board management roles in vary of worldwide firms. He presently serves as chair of Heidrick & Struggles InternationalInc., a premier supplier of world management advisory and on-demand expertise options, listed on NASDAQ.
In 2000, he joined Avanade Company, a world IT consulting and companies firm, as a founding member and served as their CEO for 11 years. He has been the CEO Emeritus since 2019.
In his early profession, Warby labored in consulting and administration roles at Microsoft and {hardware} and software program gross sales at IBM.
Warby will be a part of the Board as an unbiased non-executive director with impact on 1 November 2024, earlier than assuming the function of chair on 1 December 2024.
Rick Haythornthwaite, chair of Ocado, stated: “I’m delighted to welcome Adam to Ocado’s Board as my successor at an vital time within the Firm’s growth. It has been an enormous pleasure to be the Chair of Ocado during the last 4 years and to have had the chance to assist a visionary know-how enterprise that continues to drive change within the on-line grocery trade and past. I look ahead to seeing this market main enterprise proceed to thrive below Adam’s stewardship within the years to come back.”
Commenting on his resolution to affix the Ocado Board, Warby stated: “It’s a enormous honour to affix the Ocado Board as Chair Designate. Ocado is a novel and modern enterprise, and an amazing success story for the UK. I’m excited in regards to the alternatives forward, working with a visionary management staff, an skilled Board, and the numerous proficient colleagues throughout Ocado to develop the enterprise and create higher worth for our shareholders.
