Claire Hughes has over 20 years’ experience leading product innovation, health and sustainability strategies within retail. She has recently joined Tesco to lead on Health Innovation R&D.
Prior to Tesco, she has held leadership roles across Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer, with accountability for own label portfolios, innovation and driving the health and nutrition agenda.
Alongside her executive career, Claire is Chair of INCPEN, the (industry body for packaging and the environment) and a Trustee of the British Nutrition Foundation.
Claire has a MSc in Human Nutrition & Metabolism from the University of Aberdeen and is a graduate of the University of Cambridge Business & Climate Change programme.