Morrisons has seen a wave of departures within its senior management team over the past year as chief executive Rami Baitiéh seeks to rebuild market share.

According to The Times, seven senior directors have left the supermarket over the summer, including convenience director Miles Foster, productivity director Jonathan Bell and property director Mark Nowak.

Other departures include media director Sophie Bayer, non-food category director Tony Fearon and people directors Inji Duducu and Charlie Field.

The newspaper reports that nearly a third of Morrisons top 60 employees have left since last November when Baitiéh joined the grocer, most of which were resignations.

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Morrisons said the departures in its 165-strong leadership team last year were in line with historic levels and that it was performing well.

A spokesman told The Times: “Those who have left have been replaced with internal promotions, external hires or a reallocation of responsibilities.”

Morrisons has looked to claw back market share in recent months after the retailer has struggled since US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice took it over in a £7bn deal in 2022.

In the 12 weeks to 4 August, Morrisons sales were up 1.4% and underlying EBITDA for the first half of 2024 jumped 16% to £321m.

Since joining the business, Baitiéh has also introduced a raft of customer-facing initiatives as he has pledged to “refresh” the supermarket and improve customer relations.

Recent initiatives in stores include extended quiet hours, ‘stop and rest’ areas, new police terminals, the opportunity for customers to join management meetings, child-friendly checkouts, as well as digital screens and an AI app.