Keohane appointed chairman of Tesco in Ireland after seven years in chief executive role
Mr Keohane has overseen the expansion of the company from when Tesco took over Quinnsworth through to being one of the largest grocery and general merchandise retailers in Ireland. It employs 15,000 people in 142 shops across the country.
Mr Keohane joined Quinnsworth as a management trainee in 1978 and was appointed to the Quinnsworth Board in 1995. As retail support director, he successfully managed the integration of Tesco in Ireland, and subsequently was property and supply chain director and a stores director in Britain. He chaired the Government’s Services Strategy Group in 2007.
