Tesco has announced the appointment of Jane Lawrie as its new group communications director, commencing 10 October 2016.
Lawrie will join Tesco from Coca-Cola, where she currently heads up European public affairs and communications. She has more than 25 years' experience in corporate, financial, and colleague and digital communications, including previous roles at Diageo and Boots.
“We’re really pleased to welcome Jane to Tesco. Over the last 18 months, we’ve made good progress in restoring trust in our brand and our business, and Jane will help to continue this improvement," said Dave Lewis, Tesco group chief executive.
"She has huge expertise and experience, as well as extremely strong values. We’re really looking forward to having her in the team.”
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