Homebase appoints retail operations director
Homebase has appointed Ewan McMahon as retail operations director.
McMahon has 25 years’ retail experience after starting on the shop floor as a management trainee at Tesco. More recently, he led the Tesco Extra format in the UK as operations director and from 2011 worked as chief operating officer of Tesco’s Turkish business.
In his new role, he will report to Homebase managing director Echo Lu and will be part of the DIY chain’s leadership team.
Lu said: “Throughout his career Ewan has demonstrated principled leadership, cultural adaptability, and a strong track record of delivering positive change through people in challenging environments. I am confident that he will be a great addition to the leadership team and a huge asset for Homebase.”
