UK: Lancaster exit prompts Morrisons exec shake-up

By Dean Best | 13 April 2012

Morrisons today (13 April) announced a series of changes to its senior commercial team after marketing director Richard Lancaster decided to leave the UK's fourth-largest grocer.

Marketing and operations director Lancaster has decided to leave the business "to pursue an opportunity" outside the company, it said.

Nick Collard, who joined Morrisons as commercial director for its ambient and frozen categories last year from Boots, will replace Lancaster

Lisa Miao, previously director for chilled at Morrisons, will take Collard's role as commercial director for ambient and frozen.

Elsewhere, Jamie Winter will become commercial director for the chilled department at Morrisons.

Collard, Miao and Winter will report into group commercial director Richard Hodgson.

Sectors: Retail

Companies: Morrisons

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