Woolworths Group has announced the resignation of Woolworths Supermarkets Managing Director Natalie Davis.
Ms Davis joined Woolworths in 2015, initially as Director of Customer Transformation for the Australian Food business before becoming the Group’s Chief Transformation Officer. She also spent two years as Woolworths New Zealand Managing Director before returning to Australia to take up the role of Woolworths Supermarkets Managing Director in 2020.
“Natalie has played a key role in the transformation of Woolworths Group and Woolworths Supermarkets in Australia and NZ,” says Woolworths Group CEO Brad Banducci.
“For the last four years as Managing Director, Woolworths Supermarkets, Natalie has been a very purposeful leader and championed a number of initiatives that are key to our future, but her single biggest achievement has been the immense care she has shown for our team.
“We want to thank Natalie for her commitment to our customers, team and the communities we serve and helping make us Better Together. We wish her every success in her new role.”
Ms Davis will continue in her current role until the end of September with a search process for her replacement underway. Upon her departure, Paul Harker (Chief Commercial Officer, Australian Food) and Jeanette Fenske (Director of Woolworths Stores) will report directly to incoming Woolworths Group CEO Amanda Bardwell on an interim basis.
Ms Davis will be pursuing an opportunity at Ramsay Health Care.