Mike Coupe received a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Birmingham in 1982.
11 Facts About Mike Coupe
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Mike Coupe began his career at Unilever, where he became assistant brand manager for Flora margarine.
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Mike Coupe oversaw digital transformation and investment at Sainsbury's, including the introduction of the UK's first till-free stores and the digitisation of the Nectar loyalty card through a new app and website.
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In January 2020 it was announced that Mike Coupe would retire from his position at the end of May 2020, to be succeeded by Simon Roberts, the company's head of retail and operations.
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In October 2020, Mike Coupe took a three-month appointment as head of COVID-19 infection testing at NHS Test and Trace, an outsourced agency created by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being appointed a non-executive director of NHS England from January 2021.
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In July 2021 Mike Coupe was announced as chairman of Harding Brothers Retail Limited.
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Mike Coupe married Jill Parkinson in Richmond upon Thames in May 1990, and they have two daughters.
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Mike Coupe is a keen guitarist and enjoys photography and cycling.
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Mike Coupe became a life patron for GroceryAid in August 2015.
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Mike Coupe was previously the fundraising president from 2012 to 2014.
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Mike Coupe later released a statement apologising for his "unfortunate choice of song, from the musical 42nd Street", which he had seen the previous year.