the Entertainer Announces Appointment of New CEO
09/13/23, 7:51 PM
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The Entertainer has announced the appointment of Andrew Murphy as Group Chief Executive Officer .
Andrew most recently held the role of Group Chief Operating Officer at John Lewis Partnership . Andrew started his career on the John Lewis shop floor in Aberdeen, rising quickly through the business to lead John Lewis’ Scottish business and subsequently being appointed Retail Director for the entire department store business; simultaneously joining the John Lewis Operating Board.
In 2015, Andrew was promoted to become the Partnership’s first Productivity & Change Director, a group role where Andrew brought large elements of John Lewis and Waitrose together as a single operational entity to be more cost effective and agile. Andrew went on to be appointed Chief Information Officer, a role he held until 2020 and his appointment as COO.
Company Info
Location
amersham, buckinghamshire, united kingdom
Additional Info
The Entertainer and the Early Learning Centre stock thousands of toys and games in more than 160 stores across the UK and online at TheToyShop.com or elc.co.uk.
The Entertainer was founded by husband and wife team Gary and Catherine Grant in 1981 and The Entertainer has the same family values today. Our mission is to be the best-loved toyshop - one child, one community at a time.
We're expanding internationally too and have stores in Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Cyprus with more on the way.
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