Head of Tesco UK resigns after cancer treatment | Business

Tesco CEO in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Charles Wilson, resigns after treatment for throat cancer.

Wilson is the former boss of the group Kosher and Booker, widely regarded as the probable successor of Tesco. Dave Lewis, CEO of the group. He took on the role at Tesco UK when the supermarket chain bought the wholesaler for £ 3.7 billion earlier this year.

Tesco testified that Wilson was diagnosed with throat cancer after an operation to remove tonsils in April and underwent daily radiation therapy. May and June

"The good news is that Charles responded very well to the treatment and all signs show that the treatment was successful," Tesco said in a statement

. The nature of the illness and "the need for Charles to remain vigilant in his recovery", he made changes within his management team.

Wilson will leave Tesco's board of directors, but he will remain on the executive committee and continue to lead the Booker business, under Lewis's leadership.

The retailer said that in addition to achieving the expected cost savings and growth of the agreement between Tesco and Booker, Wilson would also contribute to Oader Tesco's strategy in the UK

Tesco fell 1% after the announcement, making the grocer the biggest decline in the FTSE 100.

Jason Tarry, product manager, will become general manager of Tesco's business in the UK United Kingdom and Ireland. Ireland's general manager, Andrew Yaxley, will badume the role of Tarry

All new roles will come into effect on July 16, said Tesco

Nick Bubb, a retail badyst, said the change in direction of Tesco's main business in the UK was a shock. "The highly esteemed Charles Wilson is the mastermind behind Booker and is expected to largely succeed managing director Dave Lewis in due course," he said.

Wilson was named Tesco's new boss in the UK in February. salary of £ 575,000, with the idea that he would develop new hybrid formats. The plans included the roll out of Chef Central's "shop-in-shop" concept, the sale of catering product packages such as oil and rice for professional chefs.

After testing the format in two places, Tesco has extended the introduction of some of the best-selling Booker lines in more than 50 stores.