Lindsey Pownall

Lindsey Pownall joined the Board of Tesco PLC as a Non-executive Director on 1 April 2016.

Lindsey has substantial experience in food, grocery and retail brand development, having enjoyed a career of more than 20 years at Samworth Brothers, the leading UK supplier of premium quality chilled and ambient foods. She joined the Samworth board in 2001 and served as chief executive between 2011 and 2015. Lindsey is a passionate advocate of supplier relationships, customers, colleagues and sustainability which directly support Tesco’s strategy and her role as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Lindsey is also a non-executive director of Story Contracting Limited, Story Homes Limited, P and P Food Safety Holdings (Delaware) Inc. and operating director of Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC.