Steve Rowe ( businessman ) - wikipedia Steve Rowe ( businessman ) Steve Rowe Stephen Joseph Rowe July 1967 ( age 50 -- 51 ) Residence Purley, England Nationality British Occupation CEO, Marks & Spencer Salary £ 810,000 plus benefits and bonuses Parent ( s ) Joe Rowe Stephen Joseph Rowe ( born July 1967 ) is a British businessman, CEO of Marks & Spencer since April 2016. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References Early life Stephen Joseph Rowe was born in July 1967. He is from Croydon. His father, Joe Rowe also worked for M&S, where he was head of food, and a main board director. Career Rowe has spent almost his entire career at Marks & Spencer, starting in Croydon working on Saturdays, aged 15. Aged 18, Rowe joined Topshop as a trainee, and soon became a store manager, but returned to M&S, `` frustrated with the lack of career development at the company ''. On 7 January 2016 it was announced that Marc Bolland, who was CEO since 2010 would step down on 2 April 2016, and be replaced by Rowe, who was then head of clothing, and had previously been head of the food business. On 2 April, he became the CEO of M&S. Personal life Rowe is a `` diehard Millwall fan ''. He lives in Purley. References ^ Jump up to : Chris Green ( 7 January 2016 ). `` Marks & Spencer names Steve Rowe as new chief executive Business News News ''. The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Stephen Joseph ROWE - Personal Appointments ( free information from Companies House ) ''. Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Steve Rowe : Everything you need to know about the man replacing Marc Bolland at Marks & Spencer ''. City A.M. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Jump up ^ Butler, Sarah ; Kollewe, Julia ( 7 January 2016 ). `` M&S boss Marc Bolland to step down ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2016. Jump up ^ Zoe Wood ( 1 January 1970 ). `` New M&S boss Steve Rowe faces baptism of fire as sales fall Business ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Jump up ^ Daniel O'Mahony ( 7 January 2016 ). `` Croydon businessman Steve Rowe appointed Marks and Spencer chief executive after joining company as 15 - year - old Saturday boy ( From Croydon Guardian ) ''. Croydonguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Business positions Preceded by John Dixon Director of General Merchandise at Marks & Spencer July 2015 - April 2016 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by John Dixon Director of Food at Marks & Spencer November 2012 - July 2015 Succeeded by Andy Adcock Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Rowe_(businessman)&oldid=803296207 '' Categories : Living people 1967 births People from Croydon British chief executives English businesspeople in retailing Marks & Spencer Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from April 2017 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 17 : 20 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is chief executive of marks and spencer
Answer: Stephen Joseph Rowe