Patrick Dunne | J Sainsbury plc

Patrick joined the Operating Board in January 2025. He joined Sainsbury’s in 2017 as Director of Procurement and Cost Transformation responsible for improving governance and driving greater value for money across our extensive cost base and goods not for resale spend.

In 2018 Patrick was asked to lead the group`s extensive property portfolio as group property and procurement director. He has over 30 years’ experience in global industries, automotive, manufacturing and retail and has held a variety of UK and international senior leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer, Howdens Manufacturing, MD MFI Asia Limited and Chief Property and Procurement Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Patrick also leads our carbon activities to achieve net zero by 2030 and recently initiated and set-up our new electrical vehicle charging venture Smart Charge. He most recently was a Trustee for the University of London and in 2019 was celebrated as global procurement leader of the year for the Chartered Institute of Procurement (CIPS).