Justin King (right) with Chairman Philip Hampton.

Justin King (born 17 May 1961) is CEO of J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's. There are different prominent people named Justin King: Justin King, the CEO of J Sainsbury plc Justin King, the musician. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (889x602, 78 KB)Source: www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (889x602, 78 KB)Source: www. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ...

King was previously Director of Food at Marks and Spencer and has held senior positions at ASDA. King was involved in the introduction of Haagen Dazs ice cream to the UK and has worked for Pepsi-Cola International and Mars. Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... ASDA is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom offering food, clothing and general merchandise products. ... Häagen-Dazs is an American brand of ice cream, established by Reuben Mattus, in The Bronx, New York. ... Pepsi Cola is a cola soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with $18 billion (USD) in annual sales (2005). ...

Raised in Dorridge just outside Birmingham, and schooled at Tudor Grange Grammar School in Solihull, he took a degree in Business Administration at the University of Bath. His contemporaries on that course included Neil Fox the Capital Radio DJ, Russell Senior the guitarist from Pulp, and Bob Wigley, now chairman of Merrill Lynch in Europe. Sponsored by Lucas, the automotive electrical manufacturers, he went to work for Mars upon graduation. Dorridge is a village in the West Midlands borough of Solihull, England. ... Tudor Grange School was established in Solihull in the late 1950s, firstly as a Boys Grammar School. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753. ... The University of Bath is a campus university located near Bath, England. ... Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is a British radio and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became Foxy in the 2000s. ... Russell Senior (born 18 May 1961, in Sheffield, England) is the former guitarist and violinist of the band Pulp. ... Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with $18 billion (USD) in annual sales (2005). ...

Sainsbury career

King joined J Sainsbury on March 29, 2004 and was seen as the company's last chance to win back market share from its rivals and remain independent - the previous CEO, Sir Peter Davis, failed to halt the supermarket's slide in market position despite a £3 billion investment in infrastructure. is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Mayor of Melbourne 1856–57, see Peter Davis (Mayor of Melbourne), for the husband of Helen Clark see Peter Davis (New Zealand). ...

Early decisions include the departure of several executives, the hiring of respected industry figures to the board, aggressive (in Sainsbury's historical terms) price cuts, supply chain changes, the dropping of the "Making life taste better" slogan and the maintenance of the company's relationship with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. James Trevor Oliver MBE (May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an English celebrity chef. ...

Additionally Justin King authorised the removal of the Colleague Christmas Bonus award. This decision did little for morale throughout the crucial Christmas trading period. Colleagues - would have to spend an additional £2000 over the Christmas trading period in order to recoup the bonus from the compensatory 5% increase in the colleague discount scheme. The removal of the traditional Sainsbury Christmas bonus was a particularly contentious issue, given it's consistent payment over many decades and also given that this was the year Sir Peter Davis received disputed bonus payments Sir Peter Davis (born December 23, 1941) was, until June 2004, the chairman of J Sainsbury, which operates the UK supermarket chain Sainsburys. ...

In October 2004 King launched his recovery programme for the company under the banner "Making Sainsbury's Great Again".^[1] In March 2007 Sainsbury's announced that it had achieved its ninth consecutive quarter of sales growth.^[2]

In September 2005 in an interview with The Guardian King discussed the dominance of principle rival Tesco. While steering clear of calls for a Competition Commission inquiry into the No.1 UK supermarket, King did call for changes in planning laws to prevent Tesco from achieving a 40% market share. As of 2005 Tesco had more potential development projects than that of Sainsbury, ASDA and Morrisons combined. King also criticised Tesco CEO Terry Leahy for questioning the accuracy of Taylor Nelson Sofres market data. Leahy has argued that TNS over-estimates the size of his company's market share. The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The Competition Commission is an independent body responsible for investigating mergers, market shares and conditions and the regulation of UK companies. ... ASDA is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom offering food, clothing and general merchandise products. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... Sir Terry Leahy (born 28 February 1956) is the CEO of Tesco, the largest British supermarket chain. ... TNS Worldpanel is a division of the United Kingdom based global market information group TNS, which analyses the British grocery sector. ...

External links

• Sainsbury's Corporate Website
• Sainsbury's Supermarkets Homepage

References

• Guardian Unlimited. Sainsbury's chief opens up a new front in the store wars Retrieved September 26 2005

• BBC Business Online. Sainsbury's 'us and them' bonuses
• Management issues. Sainsbury’s management own-goal enrages staff 21 May 2004