Mark Simpson

Mark is Asda's Chief Transformation Officer with a focus on leading change across the business.

He was previously promoted to the Asda board in a newly created role as Chief Supply Chain officer in 2020, with responsibility for Asda Logistic Services (ALS), Supply & Replenishment and Modular Planning. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of IPL, and a trustee of the Asda Pension scheme.

Mark started his career with ASDA in 1997, as a graduate on the Retail Programme. After a running a number of stores in the North East, he relocated to Yorkshire and joined the Finance team as a Commercial Senior Manager. Mark then joined the Central Operations team and held a number of roles before making the move into a Supply Chain role in 2018. During his time in Operations, Mark completed his MBA and also attended the Senior Executive Programme at London Business School.