Allan Leighton: Magnet for some of the toughest jobs in British business Allan Leighton was personally appointed by the prime minister early last year to turn around the loss-making Royal Mail. The 50 ...

Who is Allan Leighton? Following his previous stint at Asda Leighton was chair of the Co-op from 2015 to 2024 – and has previously chaired the boards of Royal Mail and the Canal and River Trust.

Allan Leighton spent five years running Asda between 1996 and 2001 - Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph. Struggling retailer Asda has sought to recapture its former glory by hiring ex-boss Allan ...

Leighton also served as president of Canadian retail group Loblaw and chairman of Britain's Co-op and the Royal Mail. Asda said Rose will remain on the board to ensure an orderly transition before ...

Allan Leighton is set to make a sensational return to Asda as its new executive chairman. The retail veteran, 71, was Asda’s chief executive from 1996 to 2000, ... Lastminute.com and the Royal Mail.

Leighton also served as president of Canadian retail group Loblaw and chairman of Britain's Co-op and the Royal Mail. Asda said Rose will remain on the board to ensure an orderly transition before ...

In this video, Des Beach, a Royal Mail delivery worker from County Durham, England with 31-years’ service, speaks about his unfair dismissal with Tony Robson from the World Socialist Web Site ...

A former chairman of Royal Mail and Post Office, Allan Leighton, says the scandal is "unbelievable" Leighton - who was at Royal Mail from 2001 to 2009 - tells the Post Office inquiry he is sorry ...

Allan Leighton, a businessman, has held several senior roles at the Post Office. Leighton, 71, was once the chair of Royal Mail Holdings, and he was also the chair and non-executive director of ...

Allan Leighton’s appointment as the new chairman of The Co-operative Group has been largely welcomed by staff and members ... “As a Royal Mail employee and seeing what he did with Royal Mail, he’s the ...

He has held a series of high profile roles, including chief executive of Asda, from 1996 to 2000, non-executive chairman of Royal Mail, from 2002 to 2009, and president of Loblaw, the largest food ...