Residence Hertfordshire Salary £1,171,000 Successor Dave Lewis Years active 1981–present | Occupation Businessman Role Businessman Nationality British Name Philip Clarke Predecessor Terry Leahy | |
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Full Name Philip Andrew Clarke Born 8 March 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-03-08 ) Liverpool, UK Alma mater University of Liverpool | ||
Education University of Liverpool | ||
Philip Andrew Clarke (born 8 March 1960) is a British businessman. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tesco plc until 1 September 2014.
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Early life
He was born in Liverpool, where his father was a Tesco store manager in the Wirral for many years, and gave Clarke his first job as a schoolboy in 1974.
He was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School and went on to graduate with an economics degree from the University of Liverpool.
Career
Having initially stacked shelves at his local Tesco, he returned after graduating to join the Tesco Management Training Programme in 1981. Appointed to the Board of Directors in 1998, he then went on to replace Sir Terry Leahy in 2011. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Consumer Goods Forum. Philip has announced that he is leaving Tesco's board, effective 1 October 2014, which was brought forward to 1 September 2014.
Personal life
He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, Linda, and has two children.