Stephen Joseph Rowe (born July 1967) is a British businessman and former CEO of Marks & Spencer from April 2016 to 2022.
[3] His father, Joe Rowe also worked for M&S, where he was head of food, and a main board director.
[3] Rowe has spent almost his entire career at Marks & Spencer, starting in Croydon working on Saturdays, aged 15.
[3] Aged 18, Rowe joined Topshop as a trainee, and soon became a store manager, but returned to M&S, "frustrated with the lack of career development at the company".
[6] In March 2022 it was announced that Rowe would step down as CEO being replaced by COO Stuart Machin.