Ocado appoints new executive director
Ocado has announced that Luke Jensen, current chief executive of Ocado Solutions, will join its board as an executive director.
Jensen started working with Ocado in February 2017 to lead the Ocado Solutions business and since then has overseen the signing of three international partnerships including Sobeys in Canada and Groupe Casino in France. He also manages the relationship with existing Ocado Solutions client, Morrisons.
Prior to Ocado, Jensen was a senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group and previously group development director at Sainsbury’s with responsibility for all online and digital activities.
Jensen will take up his board position on 1 March.
Lord Rose, chairman of Ocado, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Luke to the Ocado Board. Luke has led the Ocado Solutions team which has delivered three international deals for the company in the past 12 months. The board is confident that Ocado Solutions will create significant long-term value to the group and we believe it is important to have this business represented at board level.”
