Andre Batchelor

Andre Batchelor possesses extensive retail management experience, currently serving as Area Operations Manager at Canal & River Trust since August 2019. Prior to this role, Andre has held various positions, including General Store Manager at Asda since January 2005, overseeing multiple stores and supporting major refits. Experience also includes serving as Area Manager at Safeway from November 1989 to December 2004, responsible for approximately twenty stores and managing their conversion to Morrison's format. Andre's early career featured responsibilities as Store Manager, particularly noted for managing a "mega store" in Stratford upon Avon. Education was completed at Park Hall Castle Bromwich between 1975 and 1982.