Morrisons, the UK supermarket chain owned by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, has parted ways with Phil Nickells, a veteran in the seafood industry.
Nickells, who had been overseeing sourcing and sales at Morrisons’ Grimsby processing plant, left after his role was made redundant within the company’s Myton Food Group.
Nickells joined Morrisons’ seafood sourcing arm, International Seafood, in May 2023 as senior sourcing and sales manager, responsible for £100 million ($130 million) of seafood procurement and sales. However, after 16 months in the position, his role was dissolved, prompting his departure, according to a LinkedIn post from Nickells.
With 34 years of experience in the seafood sector, Nickells has previously held senior positions at Hilton Seafood UK and Young’s Seafood, where he also served on Young’s board. Before his stint at Morrisons, Nickells spent nearly three years as head of procurement at Hilton Seafood UK, and several years as managing director at Macrae Edinburgh, a subsidiary of Young’s.
Morrisons has not commented further on the change.
