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Allan Leighton was born on 12 April, 1953 in Hereford, United Kingdom. Discover Allan Leighton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Hereford, England |
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Allan Leighton Height, Weight & Measurements
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Allan Leighton Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Allan Leighton worth at the age of 71 years old? Allan Leighton’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In February 2015, The Co-operative Group appointed Leighton as its new independent non-executive chairman, he became the first independent chairman for the business. He received a £3.4 million payoff from his previous employers Pandora, where he was chief executive from July 2013 to August 2014.
Leighton was appointed chairman of Yorkshire-based broadcast and broadband technology company, Pace plc, on 21 June 2011. Leighton has made few television appearances, but is currently the "mentor" in Five's show Breaking into Tesco. In 2004, Leighton was awarded an honorary degree from Cranfield University. In 2010, the University of Central Lancashire awarded him an honorary fellowship, in recognition of his achievements.
Currently based half of the time in Toronto, Ontario, he is advising retail magnate Galen Weston and his son (G1 and G2, as Leighton calls them) on Canadian retail chain Loblaw Companies (for which he is being paid C$1million), and is deputy chairman of Selfridges & Co. On 21 April 2008, Loblaw Companies announced that Leighton will take on the role of President of the company, replacing Mark Foote.
Leighton completed the 2008 London Marathon in 5 hours, 55 minutes and 27 seconds in aid of Breast Cancer Care.
Leighton walked out in November 2000, looking for a new challenge, and whenever asked what he was doing next, Leighton would always reply: "I am going plural." To this ends, he took on a number of different roles:
Having effectively copied the successful model of United States retailer Wal-Mart (after Leighton spent time in Wal-Mart's base of Bentonville, Arkansas, John T. Walton had been to Leighton's home), after he replaced the demoted Norman in September 1996, Leighton sold the business to Wal-Mart over Kingfisher plc for £6.7 billion in July 1999: Sir Geoff Mulcahy, Kingfisher boss at the time, hasn't spoken to Leighton since.
Leaving Mars group as marketing and sales director for Pedigree Petfoods, he joined Archie Norman's management team at Asda as Marketing Director in March 1992. He attended Harvard University's six-week Advanced Management Program. Over almost a decade, Norman and Leighton transformed Asda from a £500m company that was on its knees: "We created this culture in Asda which was, we were the underdogs, we were going to fight back."
He joined Lloyds Bank as a cashier in 1972. Leighton left to join Mars UK in Slough as a salesman in 1974, where he spent eighteen years, his colleagues included Justin King, David Cheesewright and Richard Baker. Leighton was appointed General Sales Manager for the UK Grocery Division in 1987 (the youngest director in the company worldwide), and subsequently managing director of Mars in Ireland and Portugal.
Allan Leighton (born 12 April 1953) is a British businessman, chairman of The Co-operative Group since February 2015, former CEO of Asda, former chief executive of Pandora, and former non-executive chairman of the Royal Mail. He is also the co-owner of Brackley Town.