The head of tech security at Asda, the UK's third-largest food retailer, has left amid an ongoing tech divorce from US grocery giant Walmart. The Regi

Asda security chief replaced, retailer sheds jobs during Walmart tech divorce

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2024-11-14 13:30:03

The head of tech security at Asda, the UK's third-largest food retailer, has left amid an ongoing tech divorce from US grocery giant Walmart.

The Register has learned that chief information security officer Simon Langley is exiting his role at the UK's third largest supermarket chain. We have asked Langley to comment but had not heard from him at the time of publication.

According to an online profile, Langley joined Asda in December 2021, having worked in CISO roles for retailer Morrisons and insurance company Covéa. An organizational chart seen by The Register shows he is set to be replaced by Mike Amos, formerly head of strategy and architecture.

Langley landed the role months after Walmart sold Asda in February 2021 to retail entrepreneurs Mohsin Issa and Zuber Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital. The new owners entered a "transitional services agreement" with Walmart to support Asda's IT systems for an initial period of three years. At the same time, Asda embarked on a program called Project Future to separate its IT systems from Walmart, with an initial budget of £189 million ($244 million).

Asda later extended its support arrangement with Walmart, and said it was on track to complete the three-year separation project by the end of 2024. In the summer, about 135 IT staff entered a collective consultation to be transferred to outsourcer TCS while digital transformation chief Mark Simpson left the business after 28 years of service.

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