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...Laurie McIlwee’s departure leaves Philip Clarke, who became chief executive three years ago, as the only executive director on Tesco’s board, and increases the pressure on him to improve the group’s performance...
...Meanwhile, former finance director Laurie McIlwee could take the international businesses in hand....
...Mr Brasher wanted to go further with the price cuts but this was resisted by Mr Clarke and Laurie McIlwee, finance director, who wanted to preserve profit....
...He had wanted to cut deeper, but Mr Clarke and Laurie McIlwee, finance director, had wanted to preserve profit. Mr Clarke last week denied any such tensions....
...Andrew Higginson and Laurie McIlwee will stay in the current posts of retail services chief executive and finance director respectively....
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