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Example of Tesco PLC functions linked to structure
New name of Traditional name and responsibilities
Group Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Managing Director who is at the head of Tesco PLC
Chief Financial Officer Finance Director (sometimes Information Technology functions reports to same Director)
Chief People Officer Director of Human Resource Management
Chief Customer Officer Head of Marketing
Group Communication Head of Corporate Affairs which is also Public Relations
Director
Chief Operations Officer Head of the Stores in the UK, China and India.
CEO Asia and CEO Tesco have geographical areas headed by Directors, these are seen as separate businesses but
Central Europe, CEO UK still use marketing and finance at Head Office
and ROI
CEO Tesco Bank Tesco Bank is like a separate company and operates like a Bank with investments.
Group General Counsel This is the Legal Department as adverts, labels on food and making sure Tesco comply with all
government laws and regulations.
CEO Booker This is the distribution department, which was outsourced
Chief Product Officer Commercial Buying – this is where buyers source the products to sell in the Tesco Stores.
Retailers have buying departments and manufacturing have Production Department where they
make they the products to sell.
Source: https://www.tescoplc.com/about/board-board-committees-
and-executive-committee/executive-committee/
