Chris Martin

Former CEO Musgrave Group

Chris is a businessman with over thirty five years’ experience of working in retail and consumer facing businesses in Britain and Ireland. After fifteen years he stepped down at the end of 2019 as CEO of Musgrave plc, an Irish based business operating food brands in the grocery and food service sectors in Ireland, UK and Spain.

Prior to this he was CEO of Mothercare plc, Group Finance Director of Storehouse plc and had various roles at PizzaHut and ASDA. Chris is a chartered accountant, fellow of the Institute of Grocers and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Currently Chris is an independent director and audit chair of Wilko, a UK based retail business, and a board member of Business in the Community in Ireland.