Cantor Fitzgerald food analyst Mike Dennis asks whether John Allan knows the grocery retail sector well enough.

Dennis questions Allan’s food expertise because it has been 35 years since he last worked in the sector at Fine Fare.

Tesco hires John Allan as chairman to replace Richard Broadbent

John Allan has been appointed chairman of Tesco

Tesco has appointed Dixons Carphone deputy chairman John Allan as chairman, replacing Richard Broadbent.