18th Nov 2009 13:02
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc
Directorate Change
18 November 2009
The Board of Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc announces that it has received the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Marc Bolland. He will remain in post as Chief Executive Officer until the end of the financial year.
The Board would like to express its appreciation for the contribution Mr Bolland has made to the development and success of the Company over the last three years.
The Board has commenced a process which will be conducted by its Nominations Committee to review both internal and external candidates for the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Sir Ian Gibson, Chairman of Morrisons, said: "The Morrisons Group has a strong and capable senior management team who will continue to deliver the business strategy which has enabled Morrisons to achieve market leading growth this year whilst the Board identifies a suitable successor. I would like to thank Marc for his contribution over the last three years."
The Q3 IMS for the period to 2 November 2009 will be released tomorrow morning.
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Note to editors
There will be a Q3 IMS analyst conference call at 9 a.m. on 19th November 2009.
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