date:Jul 30, 2014
UK supermarket chain Wm Morrison has announced that it has appointed the Poundland chairman, Andrew Higginson, as its new chairman.
The current chairman, Ian Gibson, will retire from Morrisons in 2015, while Higginson will join Morrisons' board at the start of October as non-executive deputy chairman and chairman elect. Gibson will work with Higginson until his retirement becomes effective to ensure that there is a smooth transition.
Higginson is a seasoned retail executive; he took up the pos