andrew higginson
  • Chair
  • Non-Executive Director

Andrew Higginson

Chair at British Retail Consortium and Non Executive Director at Bloom Fresh


After starting his career in FMCG with Unilever and Guinness, Andrew spent 22 years in Retail, 15 of them on the Main Board of Tesco. After retiring in 2012, he was Chairman of PE owned Poundland during its successful IPO. 

He is currently Chair at British Retail Consortium and JD Sports Fashion plc, and Non Executive Director at Bloom Fresh, Evergreen Garden Care, InstaVolt and MAF Retail. 

Formerly he was Chairman at Poundland, Morrisons Supermarket and NBrown plc, and NED at Woolworths Holdings Limited.


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