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Monday 14 July 2014 12:48 am  |  Updated:  Friday 07 June 2019 1:05 am

Mike Coupe: Three things you didn’t know about Sainsbury’s CEO

By: Gabriella Griffith

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Chief executive of Sainsbury’s Mike Coupe

1 He describes himself as a “keen but average guitarist” and prepared for his new job by going to Glastonbury with his wife.

2 He enjoys cycling and recently completed the London to Brighton race in aid of the British Heart Foundation

3 He has a cat called Gretchen, which he counts as part of the family, who are based in York.

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