Judith McKenna

Non-Executive Director

Judith has deep and extensive experience of the consumer goods and retail sector, having spent 27 years of her career at Walmart. Most recently, she served as President and CEO of Walmart International from 2018 to 2023, where she was responsible for all aspects of Walmart’s footprint outside the US, operating across 23 countries with a total turnover of over $100bn.

Prior to leading Walmart International, Judith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Walmart U.S. where she led 1.1 million people across 4,500 stores and was Chief Financial Officer for its supermarket chain Asda in the UK for more than a decade.

Judith has previously served as the Chair of Walmex, a Bolsa-listed company, Board Director and Compensation Committee Chair of both Flipkart, an Indian Ecommerce business and PhonePe ,a market leading Indian payments and financial services business. Judith graduated with a law degree from the University of Hull in England, before earning her Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales accounting qualification at KPMG. She was awarded an honorary doctorate in law from the University of Hull in 2014.

History

• March 2024: Non-Executive Director of Unilever
• 2018 — 2024: Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer, Walmart International
• 2015 — 2018: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart USA
• 2014 — 2015: Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Walmart USA
• 2013 — 2015: Executive Vice President, Strategy and International Development, Walmart
• 2011 — 2013: Chief Operating Officer, Asda Stores
• 2002 — 2011: Chief Financial Officer, Asda Stores
• 1996 — 2002: Group Financial Controller and Commercial Finance Director, Asda Stores
• 1992 — 1996: Allied Domecq/Carlsberg Tetley Finance roles
• 1987: KPMG UK, Audit.