Ian Rognvald Morrice is a Scottish-born
CEO of Australia's largest wholesaler,
Metcash Limited. He was appointed Group CEO in July 2013. Metcash is the leading buying, marketing and distribution company to independent retailers across Australia, a company that provides grocery goods, liquor and hardware to retailers. However, Ian Morrice had also held a non-executive director position with Metcash since June 2012.
Ian Morrice has a master of business administration degree from
Cranfield University in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, England.
Morrice served as the group chief executive officer for The Warehouse Limited (NZ) from 1 August 2004 until May 2011. Prior to 2004, Morrice had served as the managing director of
B&Q Warehouse, a division of
Kingfisher plc
Kingfisher plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational retailing company headquartered in London, England.
It has over 1,300 stores in nine countries, and its brands include B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. Kingfisher i ...
, a large-format warehouse chain company based in the United Kingdom. Starting with B&Q in 2001, Morrice had led the company to its successful expansion into Ireland and the company's launch for providing financial services.
Morrice has extensive experience in retail; for years he was the retail director for
Woolworths chain of over 800 stores throughout the United Kingdom. He has served in multiple positions as a senior executive for
Dixon's, currently the number one electrical retail group in Europe. From August 2012 to 1 March 2013, Morrice was a non-executive cirector for
Myer
Myer (stylised MYER, sometimes known as Myers) is an Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of products ...
, an Australian retailer that operates a chain of department stores that sell men's, women's, and children's apparel among other products for the home. From 9 September 2004 to 2 May 2011, Morrice served as an executive director for
The Warehouse Group
The Warehouse Group (TWG) was founded by Stephen Tindall in 1982, and is the largest retail group operating in New Zealand. It is a corporate group that consists of The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Torpedo7, Noel Leeming, 1-day and TheMar ...
Limited and for The Warehouse Stationary Limited.
[Ian Morrice: Executive Profile; Bloomberg; 2014]
References
New Zealand businesspeople
Living people
Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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