Tom Athron to leave the John Lewis Partnership next year

John Lewis Partnership Chairman, Sir Charlie Mayfield, has announced that the company’s group development director, Tom Athron, will leave the business in spring 2018.

Commenting on the announcement, he said in a media release: 'Tom has enjoyed a successful 12 years in the Partnership and has decided that he now wishes to explore new opportunities outside the Partnership. We wish him every success in the future.”

According to the group’s website, Athron was responsible for considering the future shape of the Partnership, including new business opportunities and all activities within group. He joined the Waitrose board in August 2009 as finance director. Prior to which, he was buying director at John Lewis, responsible for electricals and home technology. Athron joined the business in July 2005 as head of group financial strategy reporting to the finance director. He took up his current role in October 2015.

The John Lewis Partnership - operates 48 John Lewis shops across the UK, Johnlewis.com, 352 Waitrose shops, Waitrose.com and business to business contracts in the UK and abroad. The business has annual gross sales of over 11 billion pounds (14 billion dollars).

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