Jason Tarry | |
Birth Place: | Tonbridge, Kent, UK |
Education: | Maidstone Grammar School Staffordshire University |
Chair-designate, John Lewis Partnership | |
Term: | September 2024- |
Predecessor: | Sharon White |
Spouse: | Cathryn |
Partner: | Fenella |
Children: | 4 |
Website: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-tarry-483060309/ |
Jason Tarry (born 1967) is a British retail executive, and the chair-designate of the John Lewis Partnership, and will start in the role in September 2024.[1]
He was born in Tonbridge, Kent,[2] and educated nearby at Maidstone Grammar School.[3]
He graduated from Staffordshire University with a bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 1989.[4]
Tarry joined the graduate trainee programme at grocery chain Tesco in 1990.[1] He ran its UK and Irish business for six years until September 2024, when he will succeed Sharon White as chair of the John Lewis Partnership.[1]
Tarry was married to Cathryn, with whom he has three adult children.[2] [5] He now lives in North London with his partner Fenella and a young son.[5]