阿斯达任命竞争对手超市莫里森的前负责人大卫·波茨为首席执行官，以复兴这家陷入困境的英国杂货商。
Asda named David Potts, former head of rival supermarket Morrisons, as chief executive officer to revive the struggling British grocer.
这家超市运营商周二表示，现年69岁的波茨将立即上任，并补充说他的经验“正是我们当前转型下一阶段所需要的”。自2024年以来一直领导阿斯达的执行董事长艾伦·莱顿现在将成为非执行董事长。
Potts, 69, will join with immediate effect, the supermarket operator said Tuesday, adding that his experience is “exactly what we now require for the next stage of our transformation.”Executive Chairman Allan Leighton, who has led Asda since 2024, will now become non-executive chair.
这家英国第三大超市已经五年没有全职首席执行官了，在此期间，其市场份额被特易购股份有限公司、J塞恩斯伯里股份有限公司以及德国折扣店阿尔迪和利多等更灵活的竞争对手夺走。
The UK’s third-largest supermarket has been without a full-time chief executive officer for five years, during which it has lost market share to nimbler rivals including Tesco Plc, J Sainsbury Plc and German discounters Aldi and Lidl.
该杂货商于2021年被亿万富翁伊萨兄弟和私募股权公司TDR资本通过高杠杆收购买下，其债务负担阻碍了扭亏为盈的努力。TDR自2024年以来一直是多数股权所有者。
The grocer was bought in 2021 by the billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital in a highly-leveraged buyout, and its debt burden hindered turnaround efforts. TDR has been the majority owner since 2024.
由于与前所有者沃尔玛分离相关的IT系统改造搞砸，阿斯达最近的困境更加雪上加霜。
Asda’s struggles were compounded recently by a botched IT overhaul related to its separation from former owner Walmart.
剔除燃油后的同店销售额在其财年第二季度下降了2.3%，标志着连续九个时期下降。根据Numerator旗下的Worldpanel数据，其市场份额为11.5%，低于2021年初的14.3%。
Like-for-like sales excluding fuel fell 2.3% in its fiscal second quarter, marking nine consecutive periods of decline. Its market share is 11.5%, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, down from 14.3% at the start of 2021.
波茨的职业生涯始于特易购，一路晋升为英国门店首席执行官。他于2015年被任命为莫里森首席执行官，并于2021年监督了其被克莱顿·杜比莱尔与赖斯公司收购的过程，两年后离职。
Potts began his career at Tesco, climbing the ranks to become chief executive of its UK stores. He was named CEO of Morrisons in 2015, and oversaw its takeover by Clayton Dubilier & Rice in 2021 before leaving two years later.