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Matthew Barnes

President, Foot Locker International at Foot Locker

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Overview

Matthew Barnes holds the position of President, Foot Locker International at Foot Locker as of December 2025 [1][3]. Barnes brings experience as a global CEO in the retail industry across the UK, Europe, USA, China and Australia, with a track record spanning 28 years in growth, turnaround and transformation of household brands [2]. Prior to joining Foot Locker, Barnes served as UK Chief Executive Officer at Tesco from 2024 to July 2025 [4]. Barnes previously held senior leadership roles at ALDI SÜD HOLDING, including Group CEO and International Board Member from 2018 to 2023 [5], and Chief Executive Officer of UK/Ireland operations from 2015 to 2018 [6]. Barnes holds a BA Honours degree in Law and Politics from the University of Liverpool [11] and completed Finance for Non-Finance Executives training at London Business School in 2023 [12].

Profile introduction
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Global CEO in the retail industry, spanning the UK, Europe, USA, China and Australia. A track record in the growth, turnaround and transformation of household brands. Comprehensive and diverse retail experience gained over 28 years and across several critical roles including: operations, logistics, property, marketing and buying/supply chain. Responsible for global profit and loss as well as leading large numbers of employees in stores and distribution centres across many different countries.

Career history

  1. President, Foot Locker InternationalDec 2025 to presentFoot Locker
  2. UK Chief Executive Officer2024 to Jul 2025Tesco
  3. Group CEO & International Board Member2018 to 2023ALDI SÜD HOLDING
  4. Chief Executive Officer, UK/Ire2015 to 2018ALDI SÜD HOLDING
  5. Group Managing Director, UK/Ire2010 to 2015ALDI SÜD HOLDING
  6. Managing Director Buying, Australia2007 to 2010ALDI SÜD HOLDING
  7. Regional Managing Director NW UK2003 to 2007ALDI SÜD HOLDING
  8. Store Operations Director, UK2000 to 2003ALDI SÜD HOLDING

Education

  1. BA Hons, Law & Politics1991 - 1995University of Liverpool
  2. Finance for Non-Finance Executives2023London Business School

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