The East of England Co-op has appointed Andy Rigby as acting chief executive officer for a minimum of 12 months.
Rigby joined the company in 2022 as chief operations officer and has over 40 years’ of leadership experience in senior executive roles across a range of formats - in UK, EU and international markets.
The leadership alignment aims to reinforce the company’s commitment to accelerating its growth as “the leading regional retailer” and to “reaffirm its commitment to its communities”.
Rigby commented on his new position: ”It is an honour to lead the East of England Co-op on our exciting journey which will continue at pace. Our focus remains on our customers, our colleagues, our members and our communities who we take great pride in supporting and serving, now and in the future.
I’d like to thank our 3,000 incredible colleagues who continue to work so hard for our co-op and our Board too for their continued support, I’m excited and proud to continue to work closely with them to deliver our strategy. We’ve come a long way in a short-time and we have lots to be excited about.”
Joy Burnford, president of the East of England Co-op, said Rigby has demonstrated himself to be a force for good in many ways during his time with the company: “We welcome his appointment as we continue on our journey together to make a bigger difference in our communities and return to sustainable profit.”
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