The Co-op announces the appointment of Rahul Powar as independent non executive director

25 July 2018

The Co-op today announced the appointment of Rahul Powar as a Non-Executive Director, further strengthening the Board.

Rahul has a distinguished and proven track record within the digital and technology sector having been part of the founding team at Shazam Entertainment Ltd in 2002 and will join The Co-op Board with effect from today.

The Co-op’s Independent Non-Executive Chair, Allan Leighton, said: “I am delighted that Rahul has agreed to join our Board at this exciting time in the Co-op’s history. We have a clear ambition to grow our Co-op and increase the positive impact we can have in communities throughout the UK.

“Digital technology will play a key role in driving our commercial ambition, whilst helping us to connect more with the communities where we operate. Rahul brings with him a wealth of experience in this area and his experience and insight will be hugely valuable as we progress and execute our plans.”

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About Rahul Powar
1998-2002 Obtains an M.Eng in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick
2002-2008 Shazam Entertainment Ltd, where he is employed as Principal Technical Architect
2008-2009 Appointed Senior Technical Architect at Method which specialises design, strategy and product development
2009-2012 Founder and CEO of Apsmart, a mobile data platform
2012-2015 After Apsmart is acquired by Thomson Reuters, Rahul serves as Head of Advanced Products & Innovation
2012-2014 Founder and Board Member of MPme, an online radio discovery app launched by Apsmart.
2015 - present Founder and CEO of Red Sift, a PaaS (Platform as a Service) product specialising in cyber-security automation.

About the Co-op:

The Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives with interests across food, funerals, insurance, legal services and an online electrical store. It has a clear purpose of championing a better way of doing business for you and your communities. Owned by millions of UK consumers, the Co-op operates 2,500 food stores and over 1,000 funeral homes, with more than 63,000 colleagues and an annual revenue of £9.5bn.