Ken Murphy was named one of the most influential people in Nottinghamshire after taking on some of the top jobs in the county's biggest firm, health and beauty giant Boots.
The businessman was named as the new chief executive of Tesco on October 2 after David Lewis announced he would be stepping down from the position of group CEO next summer.
Tesco bosses in a statement said Mr Murphy is "the right man for the job" given his professional background, particularly at Boots.
During his tenure at the company - and prior to the formation of Boots' parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance - Mr Murphy's responsibilities at Boots including BCM, the company that manufactured Boots products.
In 2013, he started in the role of managing director for health and beauty, international and brands, before moving on to the role of joint chief operating officer for Boots in the 海角视频 and Ireland.
Following the creation of Walgreens Boots Alliance, he joined the senior team at the American company, where he was vice president and president of global brands. He also most recently achieved the position of chief commercial officer.
It was during his tenure in this position that Boots entered the Chinese market as the retailer's flagship No7 range went on sale through the website Tmall Global.
The website, part of Alibaba Group Holding, gave Boots a 'virtual storefront' with the potential to reach more than half a billion customers.
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Following the announcement last September, Mr Murphy said: "This is a great opportunity for us to increase the internationalisation of our products and to utilise the many innovative technologies that Alibaba has developed.
"At the same time, our collaboration with Tmall Global complements our presence in wholesale and retail pharmacy in China with a new, fantastic channel, through which we can distribute our beauty brands in a market with almost endless possibilities."
Mr Murphy will take on his new position at Tesco next summer and will be given a basic salary of £1,350,000.
Confirming the appointment, Tesco chairman John Allan said: "Ken is unquestionably, a seasoned, growth-orientated business leader. He has deep commercial, marketing and brand experience within retail and wholesale businesses, first with Alliance Unichem, and then with Boots.
"He was Joint Chief Operating Officer at Boots 海角视频 & Ireland before rising to Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and President Global Brands at Walgreens Boots Alliance.
"Ken has values which align with our own, strong strategic and operating acumen, and is proven at the very top of a large and respected multinational retail group.
"I firmly believe we have the right person for the job. Ken has contractual commitments to his previous employer, and therefore we will announce his precise start date in due course."