Roger Michael Burnley (born June 1966) is a British businessman, and was the chief executive (CEO) of

Asda Asda Stores Ltd. () (often styled as ASDA) is a British supermarket chain. It is headquartered in Leeds, England. The company was founded in 1949 when the Asquith family merged their retail business with the Associated Dairies company of Yorks ...

from January 2018, when he succeeded

Sean Clarke Sean John Clarke (born January 1968) is a British businessman, and was the head of Walmart's operations in China. He returned to Asda as the newly appointed CEO of the company on 11 July 2016. He has replaced Andy Clarke (unrelated), who was CE ...

, until August 2021.

Early life

Burnley was born in

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...

, Yorkshire, and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Heckmondwike Grammar School. He earned a degree in geography from

Bournemouth University Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The universi ...

Career

He started his career as a graduate trainee with B&Q. From 1996 to 2002, he worked for

, rising to supply chain director. Burnley was

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company w ...

retail and operations director before joining Asda as chief operating officer in 2016 and then deputy chief executive in June 2016. On 30 October 2017, it was announced that he would succeed

as CEO of Asda. Burnley left Asda on 6 August 2021, six months earlier than expected, leaving Asda without a CEO. He was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) in the

2022 New Year Honours The 2022 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebration ...

for services to the food supply chain.

Personal life

Burnley is married, has two children and lives in Yorkshire. He a lifelong fan of Huddersfield Town A.F.C.

References

1966 births Living people British chief executives Alumni of Bournemouth University People from Dewsbury People educated at Heckmondwike Grammar School Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-business-bio-stub