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Steven Murrells
CBE
Born
Steven Geoffrey Murrells

(1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 58)
Colchester, Essex, England
OccupationBusinessman
Years active2012–present
EmployerThe Co-operative Group
TitleFormer CEO, Co-operative Group
Term1 March 2017 – August 2022
Board member ofThe Co-operative Group

Steven Geoffrey Murrells, CBE (born 3 August 1965)[1] is a British businessman, the former chief executive of The Co-operative Group, and the former chief executive of Co-op Food (and Co-op Electricals). Co-op Food has over 2,800 stores in the UK – at least one in every postal area. It is the sixth largest food retailer in the UK.[2] Co-op Food turns over around £9.5bn, with around 6% of the grocery market.[3]

Early life

He was born in Colchester in Essex.

Career

Murrells held senior leadership roles in European and UK-based food retail businesses, including One Stop, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. He spent three years as CEO of Danish meat company, Tulip, before joining Co-op in 2012. The Guardian reported that Murrells was paid a £2.2 million bonus in 2020.

He became chief executive of Co-operative Retail in July 2012.[4]

He became chief executive of The Co-operative Group on 1 March 2017.

Murrells was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the food supply chain.[5]

In May 2022, it was announced that he would be succeeded as CEO by Shirine Khoury-Haq.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Steven Geoffrey MURRELLS – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ruddick, Graham (29 November 2014). "Co-operative 'renaissance' could set the tone for supermarkets". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Bounds, Andy (12 August 2018). "Co-op Group's Steve Murrells: reclaiming core values". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Steve Murrells". www.co-operative.coop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N10.
  6. ^ Hegarty, Ronan (25 March 2022). "Steve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO". The Grocer. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
Business positions Preceded byvacant Chief Executive of The Co-operative Group 2017–2022 Succeeded byShirine Khoury-Haq Preceded byTim Hurrell Chief Executive of Co-op Food 2012–2017 Succeeded byJo Whitfield
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