Students inspired by GC Alumnus and CEO of Asda Express

Over 100 Economics and Business students recently attended a talk by former Greenhead student, Chris Walker.

Chris is CEO of Asda Express and talked about his career so far, including senior roles at Lidl and Asda. Students saw theory brought to life on a range of topics, with real-life examples on efficiency, business growth and objectives from the supermarket sector. It was great to see a former Economics student having achieved so highly, and still using Economic theory he learned with us! 

A2 student Shifa studies both Economics and Business A Level. After the visit, she commented

“I really enjoyed the talk yesterday and found it very interesting listening Chris’ career journey which opened my mind to different career paths I hadn’t previously considered. The application of economics in supermarkets was very insightful and provided me with examples of takeovers which I can use in my answers. Thank you Chris!”