Former Tesco Boss to Advise UK Government on Supply Chain Crisis

Dave Lewis, then CEO of Tesco, speaks at the annual British Chambers of Commerce conference in London, on March 28, 2019. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a former boss of supermarket chain Tesco as an advisor to help solve the supply chain crisis that has led to shortages of fuel and other goods in the UK.

Downing Street announced on Friday that Sir David Lewis, former CEO of Tesco, has been appointed as the UK government’s supply chain adviser.