Britain's Morrisons promotes finance chief Strain to COO role

FILE PHOTO: A Morrisons supermarket is seen in south London, Britain August 19, 2016. Picture taken August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/ - Copyright Peter Nicholls(Reuters)

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Published on 04/12/2019 - 08:34•Updated 25/04/2024 - 08:51

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LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket group Morrisons <MRW.L> on Wednesday promoted finance chief Trevor Strain to the role of chief operating officer, putting him in pole position to eventually take over from chief executive David Potts.

Strain is currently group chief finance and commercial officer of the UK's No. 4 grocer. In his new role as COO, Strain will continue to report into Potts.