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Biographical details for Philip Clarke :Phil first worked for Tesco in 1974 as a part-time assistant while he was still at school in Liverpool. He joined the management training scheme after reading Economics at Liverpool University.
He has broad Tesco experience as a store manager, a buyer, a marketeer and as an international executive.
He joined the Board 12 years ago with responsibility for the Supply Chain; IT was added a year later. In January 2004 he took over responsibility for International Operations and retained IT. He is now responsible for almost 2000 stores and nearly two-thirds of group space.
Phlip Clarke lives in Hertforshire, with his wife ans theur two kids
His coming in the firm:
He became the responsible of the firm after Sir Terry Leahy who retired in march 2011 after 14 years as CEO he succeded as CEO with the support of Terry Leahy who even said about Clarke
« I am delighted Phil Clarke has accepted the role of CEO from March 2011. I have worked with Phil at Tesco for many years and I am confident he has all the necessary talent, energy and experience to take the group forward. He will be supported by an outstanding team of senior executives who together represent one of the strongest leadership teams in the world of retailing’. » We can guess that his coming has been eased by the support which has been testifyed for him, nevertheless, everyone relies on him to dedicate all his competences to set up the best stategy for the firm...
What about his plans for Tesco?
Clarke said that he plans to use the 'skills and scale of Tesco to create more value than any other retailer'. He also intends to 'globalise the best of Tesco', giving an insight into his ambitious mindset.
Clarke ; the man who first codified its strategy for expansion into new markets – makes a lot of sense…
Actually, one of Clarke's most important achievements as international director was to put together 'Tesco in a Box', a kind of strategic