Former Booker chief executive Charles Wilson has joined the board of Menzies Distribution after purchasing a 10% stake in the company.

Wilson headed up Booker for 15 years, overseeing its transformational growth to a leading UK wholesaler which later merged with Tesco in 2018.

At that point, Wilson joined the Big 4 grocer’s executive team.

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Commenting on his appointment Wilson said he is “delighted to be joining Menzies Distribution as an investor and non-executive director.”

“Charles Wilson joining Menzies is a fantastic endorsement of our strategy to be the partner of choice to the publishing and retail markets,” Menzies chief executive Greg Michael said.

“We are looking forward to the insight that Charles will bring to support our ambitions through our unique set of services and capabilities.”

The news follows Asda chief executive Andy Clarke was appointed as non-executive chairman in January this year.