Boots UK has appointed Anthony Hemmerdinger as managing director

Hemmerdinger has more than 30 years’ experience in the retail and hospitality industry, starting his formal retail career at M&S and spending 17 years with the business running stores and leading change programmes.

He has since held senior leadership roles retail and hospitality brands including Sainsbury’s, Carphone Warehouse, Greene King and Asda. He has led teams across stores, logistics, IT, strategy, property, supply chain and online.

Hemmerdinger was previously chief operating officer of Asda and before that senior vice-president of retail operations.

He began at Boots with a Saturday job as a teenager, before rejoining the business as retail director in September 2022, with responsibility for its store and central operations and latterly logistics functions. He has spearheaded a beauty refit and brand expansion programme across stores and been instrumental in the delivery of the enhanced healthcare and beauty services offering instore.