Gerard Martin Murphy (born November 1955[1]) is an Irish businessman and the chairman of Burberry and Tesco. He is the former chairman of Tate & Lyle.[2]
Gerry Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chair of Tesco |
Education
editMurphy earned a BSc and PhD in food science and technology. He attended University College Dublin graduating with an MBS in 1983 in marketing.[3][4]
Career
editIn 1978, he started to work at the product development division of Express Foods Ireland where he worked on the R&D of the Baileys Irish Cream. In 1991, he joined the direction of the newly-formed group Greencore. In 1995, after unsatisfying results at Greencore, he left to lead the National Freight Company, and successfully led its merger with Ocean Group plc in 2000.[5][6]
He followed his career at the Bank of Ireland. He climbed the ladder up to taking on the management of the advertising division. The rest of his career consisted of senior roles at FTSE 100 companies. He was a non-executive director at Reckitt Benckiser, and then CEO of Kingfisher plc from 2003 to 2008.[7] In March 2008, he was appointed London-based senior managing director of Blackstone.[8] He became chairman of Tate & Lyle in January 2017.[9] In April 2018, he was also appointed chairman of Burberry.[10]
In 2023, he was named chairman of Tesco, and resigned from his role at Tate & Lyle.[7]
Positions
editIn 2023, Murphy openly criticized Rishi Sunak's decision to stop VAT refunds for tourists.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Gerard Martin MURPHY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ Kollewe, Julia (2 July 2023). "Tesco appoints Burberry boss as chair to replace John Allan". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Barbara (3 July 2023). "Irish Businessman Gerry Murphy Appointed As Tesco's New Leader". Irish Business News. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Dr Gerry Murphy". Tate & Lyle. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Gerry Murphy". The Irish Times. 28 July 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Murphy moves on richer". The Irish Times. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b McGuire, Laura (2 July 2023). "Gerry Murphy: Who is Tesco's new chair?". CityAM. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Gerry Murphy Joins Blackstone's Private Equity Group". Blackstone. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Tate & Lyle PLC Board Changes - Dec 2016". Tate & Lyle. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Butler, Sarah (13 April 2018). "Burberry hires former Kingfisher boss Gerry Murphy as chairman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Burberry chairman Gerry Murphy accuses Rishi Sunak of making UK 'least attractive' place to shop in Europe". Sky News. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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