Tesco man joins Homebase as retail operations director
Published: 9 December 2015
Homebase has appointed Ewan McMahon as its new retail operations director.
With 25 years of retail experience under his belt, Mr McMahon began his career as a management trainee with Tesco, more recently leading the Tesco Extra Format in the UK as the operations director.
Since 2011 he has been chief operating officer of Tesco's Turkish business, responsible for store and central operations, supply chain, online business and distribution.
At Homebase he will report to managing director Echo Lu.
She commented: "Throughout his career Ewan has demonstrated principled leadership, cultural adaptability and a strong track record of delivering positive change through people in challenging environments. I am confident that he will be a great addition to the leadership team and a huge asset for Homebase."
Mr McMahon said he was "looking forward to helping the business shape a new direction for home improvement".