Aldi has appointed Niall O'Connor to the position of Group Managing Director for Aldi Ireland.
Niall O'Connor will assume overall responsibility for all of Aldi's activities in Ireland, including its multi-million-euro store-opening programme and Irish buying office.
A Cork native, Mr O'Connor has been a senior executive with Aldi in Ireland for almost 20 years and has held several roles across the business.
He was appointed Group Buying Director in 2010 and most recently, as Managing Director Mitchelstown Region he was responsible for the operation of Aldi's business across Munster and Connacht.
He takes up his new role at a challenging time for both the country and the retail sector.
Among his first responsibilities, Mr O'Connor will lead a growing team of 4,000 staff through Aldi's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The group recently unveiled a 10% bonus payment for staff and shortened payment terms for suppliers. It also launched a recruitment drive for additional staff and introduced a series of social distancing measures to its stores in its ongoing response to Covid-19.
Aldi operates 142 stores in Ireland with plans to open seven more this year. It has an 11.6% share of the Irish grocery market since opening its first stores in Dublin and Cork in 1999.
