Sir Dave J. Lewis served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Tesco PLC, a multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, from 2014 until 2020. Prior to joining Tesco, he served in a variety of management positions with Unilever PLC, a global consumer products company, from 1987 to 2014, including a variety of leadership roles in Europe, Asia and the Americas, including as President, Personal Care from 2011 to 2014; President, Americas from 2010 to 2011; and Chairman, UK and Ireland from 2007 to 2010.
Sir Dave currently serves as Chair of Haleon plc, a UK-based multinational consumer healthcare company, and Chairman of XLinks, and also serves as Chair to the UK World Wildlife Fund and as a trustee of the Royal Foundation. He also serves as an operating advisor to funds of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a global private equity firm. Sir Dave was chair of Champions 12.3, a UN program seeking to add momentum to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Target 12.3 by 2030, and co-chair of the Consumer, Retail and Life Sciences Business Council, which was established to advise the Prime Minister of the UK. In recognition of his contribution to business and the food industry in the United Kingdom, Sir Dave was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List.