Tesco announces new Irish operations chief as Natasha Adams moves to new role

Changes at the top in supermarket giant 

Natasha Adams will take up a newly created role of group strategy and transformation officer on Tesco’s executive committee, after three years as Irish CEO. Picture: Naoise Culhane

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that Geoff Byrne will lead its management team in Ireland after existing Ireland and Northern Ireland chief executive Natasha Adams moves to a new role.

Mr Byrne, who lives in Co Wicklow, has been Tesco Ireland’s chief operating officer since 2014, and has worked for Tesco for over 30 years. Tesco Ireland has 183 stores nationwide, employing more than 13,500 people. Tesco is the single largest retail buyer of Irish food and drink in the world, buying €1.6bn a year.