AFTER three bumpy years as chairwoman, Dame Sharon White is to leave the JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP, barely making a dent in her turnaround plans.
John Lewis said Dame Sharon will step down in 2025, which will make her the shortest-serving chairman in the retailer’s 160-year-history.
Her predecessor, Sir Charlie Mayfield, was in the post for 12 years.
As a former senior staffer at The Treasury and head of the regulator Ofcom, Dame Sharon was criticised for being unqualified to manage the retail group.
Since taking charge, she shut 16 department stores, scrapped staff bonuses and suffered heavy losses at both John Lewis and Waitrose.