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New Waitrose boss announced as Mark Price steps down

Mark Price, the managing director of Waitrose and deputy chairman of John Lewis has announced plans to step down and is reportedly looking to move to a role at Channel 4.

The retailer, which has its main base in the South East and has spread nationwide in recent years, has appointed Rob Collins as its new boss.

Collins, the son of former Dixons chairman Sir John Collins, has worked at the John Lewis Partnership for 22 years having joined the retailer as a graduate trainee in 1993.

John Lewis Partnership’s chairman, Sir Charlie Mayfield, said: “Rob Collins has been a central figure in Waitrose’s management team for a number of years and his strong leadership skills and operational success have ensured that he has been a central part of the board’s thinking on succession planning for some time.”

Mr Price has been at the head of Waitrose for nine years, he said he “always had in mind that ten years would be about the right length of time” before he left the retailer. He added: “In addition to continuing as deputy chairman of Channel 4, when I leave in April I shall be working with a major global firm to do client consultancy in the area of employee engagement and I have accepted several invitations to give guest lectures at business schools and universities,

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