Marc Bolland
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| Born | 28 March 1959 Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Hotelschool The Hague, University of Groningen |
Dutch-UK multinational business executive previously at Heineken. | |
Not to be confused with British PR exec, Mark Bolland
Marc Bolland is a Dutch businessman, who was the CEO of Marks & Spencer, after having been CEO of UK supermarket company Morrisons. He attended the 2011 Bilderberg meeting.
Education
He received a bachelor's degree from the Hotelschool The Hague, and then an MBA at the University of Groningen.[1]
Career
He began as a graduate at Amsterdam-based Heineken International, the third largest brewer in the world, in 1987. Bolland worked in various international management positions in Africa and Central Europe before joining the Heineken board in 2001. He became chief operating officer in 2005.[2] Bolland has been credited with both building and rolling out the Heineken brand internationally.[3][4]
In September 2006, he was appointed CEO of the UK supermarket chain Morrisons. Morrisons had acquired Safeway in 2004 creating a 130,000 people retail conglomerate in the UK. The merger initially proved unsuccessful. Bolland joined after five profit warnings with a brief to turn round the company.[5]
By 2008, Morrisons had achieved strong growth in both market share and profits, and in 2008, Bolland was announced as The Times ' "Businessman of the year".[6] Under his guidance, Morrisons "...gained significant market share from rivals".[7]
In November 2009, it was announced that Bolland would become CEO of Marks & Spencer Group PLC. In May 2010, he took over from the then chairman and CEO Sir Stuart Rose. Bolland launched a plan to grow M&S into an international multi-channel retailer.[5] The Evening Standard named Bolland as one of "London's 1000 most influential people" for 2010.[8]
During September 2011, he announced a new look store environment for M&S's UK stores, with a plan to complete the roll out to the entire UK estate by mid-2013. In 2011, M&S returned to France after a 10-year absence and also started the development of a new digital platform that was launched in February 2014.[9]
In 2011, Bolland received an honorary doctorate from York St John University.[10]
In January 2016, it was announced that Bolland would be retiring as CEO of Marks and Spencer effective April 2016, and would be replaced by Steve Rowe.[11][12]
In September 2016, Bolland joined Blackstone as Senior Managing Director and Head of European Portfolio Operations for its Private Equity business.[13][14] He subsequently was appointed Chairman of Blackstone Group International Partners (BGIP) in 2020 before he stepped down in January 2024 to dedicate more time toUnicef and The Learning Passport.[15]
References
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5741752/WM-Morrison-chief-executive-Marc-Bolland-on-how-he-has-transformed-the-supermarket-chain.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100407200815/http://people.forbes.com/profile/marc-j-bolland/51080
- ↑ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/788030.bolland_to_refresh_parts_of_morrisons/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140808104500/http://2012-ny.bsr.org/en/speakers/view/marc-bolland
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 {https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/nov/18/marc-bolland-profile-marks-and-spencer
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/has-marks-spencer-boss-marc-bolland-failed-his-turnaround-plan-1449303
- ↑ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ms-poaches-morrison-chief-to-be-ceo-2009-11-18
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202728/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/article-23897620-londons-1000-most-influential-people-2010-tycoons-and-retailers.do
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/apr/01/marks-spencer-paris-champs-elysees
- ↑ http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/about/honorary-graduates/honorary-graduates-2011.aspx
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35249317%7C newspaper=BBC
- ↑ https://managementscope.nl/manager/marc-bolland
- ↑ https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/blackstone-appoints-marc-bolland-as-head-of-european-portfolio-operations/
- ↑ https://mena.nl/artikel/%7B%7B%20canonicalUrl%20%7D%7D
- ↑ https://www.blackstone.com/people/marc-bolland/
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