Group- Appointment of James McCANN within the Group Executive Board

James McCann, who is joining our Group, is appointed Executive Director for France. He will be a member of the newly created Group Executive Board.

Formerly General Manager of Tesco business units in various countries in Asia and Europe, James McCann replaces Gilles Petit as Executive Director for Carrefour France.

James McCann has extensive strategic knowledge of Client relationship management, which he acquired during his career at a global retail leader that has made client relationships a key to it success. This knowledge will be a valuable asset for Carrefour, and he will also bring his recognised leadership and management skills to Carrefour as the Group enters a new stage in its development in France.

Biographical information

James McCann, a 40-year-old UK national, began his career at Shell Plc before moving in 1994 to Mars Inc. where he worked in both the UK and Russia. In 1999 he moved to J Sainsbury Plc where initially he was the Non-Food Buying Director and subsequently responsible for all Non-Food and Ambient Food Buying. In 2002 he joined Tesco Plc and was appointed Operations Director in Poland in 2003 before being named CEO of the Malaysian business in 2004. In August 2006 he was appointed CEO of Tesco's business in Hungary. James McCann is a fluent French speaker.

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