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Tesco has appointed Chris Blatchford as its future Chief Technology Officer (CTO). This was reported by the British journal The Grocer. The current incumbent, Guus Dekkers, will step down from his role in December 2026 and retire.

Morrisons has appointed Mohsen Ghasempour as its first Chief AI Officer. He will take up the newly created role on 1 October 2026 and report to CEO Rami Baitiéh. In the post, Mohsen Ghasempour will establish a central data science and AI function.