Allan Leighton

Allan was appointed as Independent Chair of Co-operative Group Limited on 19 February 2015. 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 retailer in Canada, from 2008 to 2011.

Allan is currently the Chairman of Matalan Ltd, Office Ltd, Entertainment One Plc, Pace Plc and Deputy Chairman of Pandora AS