Steve Murrells

Steven Murrells
CBE
Born
Steven Geoffrey Murrells

(1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 61)
Colchester, Essex, England
OccupationBusinessman
Years active2012–present
EmployerThe Co-operative Group
TitleFormer CEO, Co-operative Group
Term1 March 2017 – August 2022
Board member of
The Co-operative Group

Steven Geoffrey Murrells, CBE (born 3 August 1965) is a British businessman, the former chief executive of The Co-operative Group.

Career

Murrells became chief executive of Co-operative Retail in July 2012.

He became chief executive of The Co-operative Group in 2017. The Guardian reported that Murrells was paid a £2.2 million bonus in 2020.

Murrells was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the food supply chain.

In May 2022, it was announced that he would be succeeded as CEO by Shirine Khoury-Haq.

References

  1. ↑ "Steven Geoffrey MURRELLS – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Steve Murrells". www.co-operative.coop. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Co-op pays executive bonus despite keeping £66m in Covid relief". The Guardian. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N10.
  5. ↑ Hegarty, Ronan (25 March 2022). "Steve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO". The Grocer. Retrieved 29 November 2022.