Dean Clegg

Board of Governors

Dean has worked for some of the UK’s largest retail companies including Sainsbury’s and Asda with over 30 years’ experience in the retail sector. He has held a number of senior executive roles across retail operations, property and sourcing.

Dean was the Property Director at Sainsbury’s with full group responsibility that included 2100 stores and a property portfolio valued at close to £10bn. His last role for Sainsbury’s was the Global Sourcing Director, where he was based in Hong Kong managing a team across Asia with offices in China, India and Bangladesh.

He now acts as a consultant and advisor providing expertise and support at a senior level to businesses in relation to retail, property, sustainability and transformational change.

Dean is also a non-executive director for a major North West housing association; Great Places Housing Group. He chairs the Growth Committee which focuses on the development of all property types and tenures.

He lives in the North Staffordshire town of Eccleshall with his wife Maria. A keen runner and still prides himself on his ability to complete the Stafford and Stoke half marathons each year.

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