Tesco appoints Coca Cola’s Jane Lawrie as group communications director

Tesco has appointed Jane Lawrie as group communications director. She will join the business on 10 October.

Having worked for 25 years in corporate, financial, colleague and digital communications roles, Lawrie will be joining Tesco from Coca Cola, where she leads European public affairs and communications.

Her previous roles also include working with Diageo and Boots the Chemist.

Dave Lewis, Tesco group chief executive, said: “Over the last eighteen months we’ve made good progress in restoring trust in our brand and our business, and Jane will help to continue this improvement. She has huge expertise and experience, as well as extremely strong values.”