// Stuart Rose has been appointed chairman of Asda
// He is also chairman of EG Group, the Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s petrol station empire.
Former Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose has been appointed chairman of Asda by its owners, the billionaire Issa brothers.
It marks a fifth top grocery job for the veteran, a former head of Booker and Iceland and Ocado chairman until May.
He is also chairman of EG Group, the Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s petrol station empire.
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