Chris Leach

UK Partner, The Partnering Group

Chris is primarily involved within the European Retail and Manufacturing Consulting Practice.

Chris has delivered consulting work in category management, strategy development, supply chain strategy and new item introduction, he has also trained extensively in these areas and others, such as effective promotions, range and merchandising, field sales management and effective use of data.

Prior to joining TPG, Chris was Customer Planning Manager for Grocery in Tesco. This role involved the development and execution of category strategies and plans for 15 Grocery categories.

Before joining Tesco Chris worked with RHM. There he was responsible for introducing and implementing a Category Management process and way of working. Whilst there he was also Business Account Manager for Tesco, implementing the category plans he developed.

Chris received his BA from Manchester Polytechnic in Retail Marketing, and holds a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.