British supermarket group Asda has recruited former Tesco director Ken Towle as its new retail director, it said on Wednesday.

Towle, currently CEO of Nisa, which is part of the Co-op Group, will join Asda later this year and will have responsibility for the group's stores.

Asda, owned by Mohsin and Zuber Issa and TDR Capital, said Derek Lawlor, who has led the group's commercial team since 2019 has decided to leave the business after six years.

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It said Kris Comerford will join the business in late summer 2022 as chief commercial officer, food.