M&S' new CEO, Steve Rowe, shows benefits of twinned succession planning and L&D

Steve Rowe, Marc Bolland’s successor as CEO of Marks & Spencer (M&S), first worked for the retailer when he was 15.

His only spell away from the company was four years at Topshop when he had left school. His appointment highlights many values that companies strive for, and also highlights the benefits of an entwined strategy of succession planning and L&D.