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Evening Standard
Business
Simon Hunt

Ocado boss quits after ‘extremely challenging’ tenure

Ocado shares are down 52% since the start of the year, after the company reported a year-on-year drop in revenue (Doug Peters/PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

Shares in Ocado dropped 1.7% after the grocery delivery firm announced CEO Melanie Smith would be stepping down at the end of next month.

Deputy CEO Lawrence Hene would be taking over as interim CEO in September until a permanent successor could be found, the company said.

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