Sainsbury’s has appointed Andrew Day to the newly created position of Chief Data Officer. In his new role Andrew will be accountable for overall data management. He will be responsible for developing Sainsbury’s information management strategy at a central level and driving an approach across the business that ensures data-led insights are at the heart of Sainsbury’s strategy to deliver for its customers.
Andrew will report to Ed Barker, interim Chief Financial Officer at Sainsburys. He will be a Divisional Director, responsible for a Corporate Data Team of approximately 50 colleagues, comprised of Sainsbury’s existing Business Intelligence team as well as the Data Science and Data Quality Management teams. He will be based at Sainsbury’s Store Support Centre in Holborn.
Prior to Sainsbury’s, Andrew Day was Chief Data Officer and Business Intelligence Director at News UK. Before joining News UK he was Business Intelligence Director at Telefonica, where he worked for 10 years. Andrew has also held senior CRM and Business Intelligence roles at Orange and Sky.
Ed Barker, interim Chief Financial Officer said: “I am delighted to welcome Andrew to Sainsbury’s. Creating his role reflects the value we place on our insights in an increasingly fast-paced and digital world. We are sure that Andrew’s expertise will enable us to be more effective with our information and support the delivery of our strategy.”
Andrew Day, incoming Chief Data Officer at Sainsbury’s said: “Sainsbury’s is a fantastic British retailer built on a strong heritage with values all its colleagues can be proud of. It’s an exciting time to be joining the company and I am pleased to be bringing my skills to such a forward-thinking and digitally-minded organisation. Customers are at the heart of everything Sainsbury’s does and I look forward to leading a team that ensures data insights are a key part of how we innovate to serve them best.”
