UK's John Lewis Partnership names ex-Tesco exec Tarry as next chairman

British retailer John Lewis Partnership said on Monday it had appointed former Tesco executive Jason Tarry as its next chairman following Sharon White's decision to step down from the role.

Tarry, who has 33 years of retail experience at Tesco including six as the supermarket's UK & Ireland boss, will take up the role in September, John Lewis said. He said it was a "great privilege" to succeed White as the seventh chairman of the employee-owned company that runs John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets.