Shirine Khoury-Haq
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Shirine Khoury-Haq (born 1971) is a British and Australian businesswoman, and the outgoing CEO of The Co-operative Group, a post she has held since August 2022.[1] She is the first female chief executive of the business since the Co-op was founded in 1863.[2][3] Prior to joining the Co-op in 2019, she was COO of Lloyd's of London.[4]
Khoury-Haq's departure from the group from 29 March 2026 was announced on 26 March, weeks after her leadership came to public attention through BBC News reporting claims of a "toxic culture" at the top of the food and services group, claims the Co-op said it didn't recognise at the time. Her departure came as the group also reported a £126 million annual loss, stemming partially from a major cyberattack on the group[5][6]. Her interim replacement was named as Kate Allum, former boss of the dairy group First Milk .
Khoury-Haq was born in Beirut, Lebanon[7] to a Palestinian father and Turkish mother.[8] Her father worked in the oil industry, so they lived in several countries growing up.[7] She learned English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, in addition to her native Turkish language.[7]
She went to high school in Australia. She obtained a BCom in accounting and economics from the ANU.[7][1] She earned an MBA from Ohio State University. She is a US Certified Public Accountant.[9] She has a postgraduate diploma in management from the University of the West of England in Bristol.[1]