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Ian McLeod
Born
Scotland
NationalityBritish
OccupationCEO of Dairy Farm International Holdings

Ian McLeod is a Scottish businessman and sports administrator, who is currently Chief Executive Officer of Dairy Farm International Holdings.[1] McLeod was a board member of the Fulham, Melbourne Victory and St Kilda football clubs, and was CEO of The Celtic Football Club in his native Scotland.[2][3][4] McLeod is most known for being a successful Chief Executive Officer of public retailer company, Coles Group.[5][6]

McLeod attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1999. He submitted his resignation was announced from Southeastern Grocers in June 2017, and began his new role as CEO of Dairy Farm International Holdings in July 2017.[7]

In May 2014, McLeod publicly supported the idea of Gillon McLachlan becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League.[8]

Controversy

Ian’s tenures at several major retail chains have been criticised for overseeing declines in profit, managing companies with unfair market duopolies, and inadequate management of communications crises.[9]

Whilst Ian was Chief executive Officer the Coles Group, Ian and Coles faced a "public relations disaster” after a leaked internal document revealed the retailer was attempting to utilize a range of corporate PR techniques to “neutralize” farmer protests against their milk pricing.

During Ian’s tenure as CEO of Southeastern Grocers between 2015 and 2017, the chain closed a number of stores due to financial difficulties and ultimately filed for bankruptcy just months after McLeod resigned[10] to take a position at Dairy Farm Group.[11]

His current tenure as CEO of Dairy Farm Group has seen the company post losses and a decline in sales in recent years.[12]

McLeod has been openly criticised by animal welfare and consumer protection non-profit organisations following the release of an investigation into suppliers of retail group Dairy Farm. Footage from the investigation into five Dairy Farm egg suppliers, covered by major news outlets in Hong Kong, showed faeces smeared on eggs and birds and animals confined in cages too small to move around naturally[13][14][15]. A website was subsequently published by the same non-profit organisations accusing McLeod of failing to address the animal welfare and food safety problems depicted in the investigation.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Former Coles boss Ian McLeod to run Dairy Farm International". Australian Financial Review. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "McLeod kicking goals for Coles". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "McLeod kicking goals for Coles". www.heraldsun.com.au. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Supporter Update - Head Coach Appointment". Melbourne Victory. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ "How McLeod turned Coles around". Australian Financial Review. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "The man who put the fire in Coles". Australian Financial Review. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ McLeod to depart Southeastern Grocers Jon Springer, Supermarket News, June 19, 2017
  8. ^ Pierik, Jon (9 April 2014). "Gillon McLachlan ready for top job, says Ian McLeod". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Interview with Wesfarmers exec Ian McLeod". german-retail-blog.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Winn-Dixie operator Southeastern Grocers files for bankruptcy". Reuters. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. ^ "McLeod to depart Southeastern Grocers". Supermarket News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Financial Reports". www.dairyfarmgroup.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  13. ^ "調查揭「籠屋雞蛋」染沙門氏菌風險高33倍 牛奶公司違諾未停賣". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Cage eggs sold locally a health hazard, groups say - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. ^ 陳家怡 (23 June 2020). "國際動物組織發現牛奶公司違背承諾 繼續出售籠養雞蛋". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Ian McLeod: Food safety risks and animal cruelty". Dairy Farm International: Filth and Cruelty. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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