Michael Luscombe
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Michael Luscombe is an Australian businessman. He is currently CEO and Managing Director of Woolworths Limited, the largest retail company in Australia.[1][2]
[edit] Early life
Luscombe was educated at Monash University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics in 1978.[3]
[edit] Professional career
Luscombe began working for Woolworths in 1978 as a graduate trainee in the company's store at Southland in Melbourne. He progressed through the company gradually, and became Victorian operations manager in 1995. In 1998, he became national manager for banking. In 2004, he was appointed director of supermarkets and oversaw the company's takeover of more than 150 new stores.
In October 2006, Luscombe was announced as the new CEO of Woolworths Ltd.[4]
Luscombe has faced pressure from Australia's consumer watchdog, the ACCC, over its practice of using planning laws to object to the construction of supermarkets by its competitors.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworths_Limited
- ^ http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/phoenix.zhtml?c=144044&p=irol-govManage
- ^ http://www.monash.edu.au/alumni/prominent-alumni/michael-luscombe.html
- ^ http://www.ceoforum.com.au/article-detail.cfm?cid=8544&t=/Michael-Luscombe--Woolworths/Minding-the-store-Michael-Luscombe-on-the-Woolworths-CEO-role/
- ^ http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Short-changed-by-Woolies-EZSAG?OpenDocument
