Boots 'lifer' to replace Dave Lewis at the helm of Tesco

Ken Murphy’s career began in his father’s shop before moving to Boots via Alliance UniChemThe incoming chief executive of Tesco, Ken Murphy, is a Boots lifer who started his career in retail working the till in his dad’s shop at the age of 15.The 52 year-old Irishman, who is a qualified accountant, has worked in health and beauty retail all his life. His first senior role was as finance director of pharmaceutical wholesaler UniChem which, following a string of mergers and tie-u