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ACS Boards

 
Overall strategy, and responsibility for the running of ACS, rests with the main Board. This comprises a balance of independents, multiples and affinity groups (symbol groups and other trading or representative groups), plus a member of ACS' Premier Club who ensures the suppliers’ views are properly represented on the Board.
 
The majority of the board are active working retailers, running anything from a single store to one of the major symbol groups or multiple convenience store chains.
 
The Independent Retailer Board is made up entirely of independents, and the main task is the development of a range of services to give maximum benefit to the independent operator, as well as being a useful sounding board for new ideas, like trials on local sourcing and initiatives like shopper surveys.

Main Board

Chairman: Neil Turton, Nisa-Today's

Vice Chairman: Jonathan James, James Graven & Sons

 

Jonathan Clarke, SPAR

Steven Fox, Booker

Colin Graves, Costcutter

James Lowman, ACS Chief Executive

Nigel Mills, Mills Group

Chris Mitchener, Swan Street Stores

Andrew Reed, William Reed 

Jerry Marwood, Spar UK
 
Tim Hurrell, Co-operative Group

Mike Greene, him!

Martin Hyson, Musgrave Retail Partners 

Nigel Dowdney, RedOrange

Paul Hagon, Palmer & Harvey

 

 

Independent Retailer Board

Ernie Anderson, NFP

Paul Chamberlain, ACS

Jonathan Clarke, SPAR

Nick Cooper, Hudson Stores

Jonathan James, James Graven and Sons

James Lowman, ACS

Chris Mitchener, Swan Street Stores

Kishor Patel, Houghton Trading Ltd

Anthony Scott, Oakshower Services

Mike Sherwood, Sherwood Stores

Nigel Dowdney, Opolka Ltd