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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 48 CEO Today Global Awards 2019 Bermuda IAN MCLEOD Group CEO of Dairy Farm International Holdings LTD. FIRM PROFILE Dairy Farm is a leading pan-Asian retailer. At 30th June 2018, the Group and its associates and joint ventures operated over 7,400 outlets and employed over 200,000 people. It had total annual sales in 2017 exceeding US$21 billion. The Group operates supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, health and beauty stores and home furnishings stores under well-known brands. The Group has a 50% interest in Maxim’s, Hong Kong’s leading restaurant chain. Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services Limited through its regional offices. Dairy Farm is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group. The story of Dairy Farm dates back to 19th century Hong Kong, when Scottish surgeon Sir Patrick Manson and five businessmen embarked on a venture to improve the health of the Hong Kong community by breeding imported cattle locally, and to ensure a daily supply of disease-free fresh milk at an affordable price - a challenging move as the herd had to adapt to Hong Kong’s sub- tropical climate. From such modest beginnings, Dairy Farm has expanded and reinvented itself over the decades to become one of Asia’s most dynamic and reputable companies. Today, Dairy Farm is primarily into retailing with a focus on supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty stores, convenience stores, home furnishings stores and restaurants. The Group commands a leadership position in many key Asian markets and has upheld its principles for quality products, business integrity and commitment to the community. OUR GOAL To give our customers across Asia a store they TRUST, delivering QUALITY, SERVICE and VALUE OUR VALUES We put our customers first...always We respect each other We care passionately We do the right thing Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited operates as a retailer in Asia. It operates through four segments: Food, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, and Restaurants. The company operates supermarkets and hypermarkets under the Wellcome, Yonghui, Cold Storage, Jasons MarketPlace, Giant, Hero, Mercato, Oliver’s, ThreeSixty, San Miu, Lucky, Rustan’s, and Shopwise brands; and convenience stores under the 7-Eleven brand. It also operates health and beauty stores under the Mannings, Guardian, Rose Pharmacy, and GNC brands; and home furnishings stores under the IKEA name, as well as restaurants under the Maxim’s brand. As of December 31, 2017, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited operated 7,181 outlets in 11 countries and territories. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited. ABOUT IAN MCLEOD Ian was named Group Chief Executive of Dairy Farm in September 2017, having spent the previous two years as CEO of Southeastern Grocers, the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United States. With over 30 year’s retail experience, Ian began his career with Asda (subsequently Wal-Mart) in 1981, where he spent 20 years working in the United Kingdom and Germany. Following this, he moved to Halfords where he became CEO in 2005. In 2008, he moved to Australia as Managing Director of Coles, overseeing 2,200 outlets and 100,000 employees. Whilst there he oversaw fundamental improvements in product quality and value as well as customer service. This resulted inColes producing substantial increases in both turnover and profits, as well as significant market outperformance. Ian attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 1999 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in his native Scotland in 2010 for services to Business and Retail.