About

Alison Charnock was effective with feeding the nation in the most difficult of times has been a central plank of the country’s success over the last 12-15 months. Charnock and her team have been at the heart of this, with barely a day off in the whole pandemic. In the fiercest competitive market, with both Brexit and the pandemic to contend with, Charnock has overcome some of the most significant challenges of any general counsel mastering the supply chain, working in store, recruiting and keeping safe thousands of new workers and millions of customers with one of the smallest but most senior legal teams of any of the big four supermarkets has been outstanding. This follows a string of other successes, but the importance of simply keep the country fed cannot be underestimated. Persistence, loyalty and an enduring sense of humour underpins Charnock ‘s approach. However, her straightforward unflappable incisive attitude to every challenge is inspiring. Her team respect and enjoy working for her because she is fair and remains human in all her dealings.