Sharon White
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | April 21,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | East London |
| London | |
| Spouse | Robert Chote |
| Job | Economist |
| Education | Fitzwilliam College |
| University College London | |
| Books | Boiling Lake (on Voyage): Short Stories |
| Whose Death Is It, Anyway? A Hospice Nurse Remembers | |
| Eve & Her Apple: Poems | |
| Vanished Gardens: Finding Nature in Philadelphia | |
| Field Notes: A Geography of Mourning | |
| Bone House | |
| Chancellor | George Osborne |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 457035 |
Sharon White Life story
Dame Sharon Michele White DBE is a British businesswoman. She is currently Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service.
John Lewis to offer health checks to customers
... The pivot to more services, alongside its homeware, clothing and other products, was part of an overhaul spearheaded by the retailer s chairwoman, Sharon White, who will leave the firm in February next year...
John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White to step down next year
...By Simon JackBusiness editorJohn Lewis boss Dame Sharon White is to step down next year after five years, making her the shortest-serving chair in the partnership s 100-year history...
Small shops call for aid to tackle 'brazen' shoplifters
... Dame Sharon White, the boss of John Lewis, has told the BBC that shoplifting has...
Shoplifting an epidemic, says John Lewis boss
...Shoplifting has become an " epidemic" in the past year, the boss of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White, has told the BBC...
Waitrose offers police free coffees to deter thieves
... " The group said its chair Dame Sharon White had also written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman calling for tougher action against repeat and violent offenders...
John Lewis staff to vote on future plans as anger grows
... It comes after Dame Sharon White said she was considering selling a stake in the retailer, meaning it would no longer fully owned by its employees...
John Lewis: Mary Portas warns retailer it has 'let go' of its soul
... Chair Sharon White said she wanted the brand to thrive for generations...
John Lewis considers plan to change staff-owned structure
... It said the firm s chairwoman Dame Sharon White was considering a potential plan to dilute the famous partnership structure in order to invest in better technology, data analysis and Waitrose s supply chain...
John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White to step down next year
By Simon JackBusiness editor
John Lewis Boss Dame Sharon White is to step down next year after five years, making her the shortest-serving chair in the partnership's 100-year history.
The Bbc has learnt that Dame Sharon has initiated talks with The Firm 's board to appoint her successor.
Dame Sharon's current five-year term ends next year and she has told the board she will not seek a second term.
The partnership reported a loss of £234m Last Year , forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus.
People familiar with The Matter say that she is leaving at a moment when she considers the worst of the cost of living crisis to be over and now is The Time to seek an orderly succession.
Dame Sharon had faced controversy after she considered breaking the historic employee-owned structure of the partnership, which also owns Waitrose, by selling a stake to outside investors to raise money to invest in the partnership.
That plan was eventually shelved.
Recently, it was announced that Waitrose would sell off A Number of stores and lease them back to raise cash.
Two Weeks ago, the partnership announced losses had narrowed to £59m for The First six months of the year.
At The Time , Dame Sharon said the transformation to profitability was taking longer than expected because of the cost of living crisis and there was a long road ahead.
Dame Sharon will not be on that road for much longer.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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