Simon John Roberts (born 26 January 1971) is a British businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Sainsbury's since 1 June 2020, having previously been retail operations director.
He was born in Croydon, and brought up in South London, attending Purley Sixth Form College.
[citation needed] He started his career working for Marks & Spencer (M&S) aged 15.
[citation needed] Roberts left Boots in June 2016 "to pursue new opportunities".
[2] In January 2020, he was appointed CEO effective 1 June 2020, following the impending retirement of Mike Coupe.