Luke Jensen stepping down from Ocado Solutions
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Technology-driven online grocer Ocado Group announced the upcoming retirement of Luke Jensen, the current executive director and CEO of Ocado Solutions, on Thursday.
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The FTSE 100 company said Jensen would step down from his position on the board from 30 September, to focus on pursuing external non-executive director roles.
Jensen had served as CEO of Ocado Solutions since 2017, and had been a board member since 2018.
With the departure of Jensen, Ocado said John Martin, current non-executive director, would assume the role of CEO of Ocado Solutions on 1 September.
As part of his new responsibilities, Martin would step down from the board and relinquish his roles as chair of the audit committee and a member of the people committee.
“Over the last six years, Luke has played a key role in our transformation into a global technology solutions business,” said chief executive officer Tim Steiner.
“He leaves our Solutions business in a strong position to drive future growth, having recently established a global regional structure, with the appointments of regional presidents and the creation of a global Partner Success organisation.
“We wish him well and thank him for his contribution to Ocado; Luke will be supporting the transition over the coming months.”
At 0937 BST, shares in Ocado Group were down 4.29% at 919.2p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.