MORRISONS has appointed Joanna Goff as its new chief financial officer.

She succeeds Michael Gleeson who announced his decision to leave the Bradford-based supermarket chain last month.

Joanna has been with Morrisons for more than 10 years and is currently operations development director, with responsibilities that include productivity and fuel.

She was previously group finance director, responsible for the Morrisons Finance and Procurement teams and Chair of the Treasury Committee.

Before joining Morrisons in 2011, Joanna was at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 11 years.

She said: “I'm really pleased to have been asked to be Morrisons Chief Financial Officer at such an important time in our history.

This is a great business with outstanding people and a clear purpose and I'm looking forward to starting the new role

David Potts, Morrisons chief executive, said: “Jo is a great example of the new generation of home-grown talent that is rapidly progressing at Morrisons and I’m very pleased to appoint her to such a crucial role.

“Jo is widely experienced having held a number of senior financial and strategic roles at Morrisons and in all of them has made a very significant contribution to the business.

“I look forward to welcoming her to our board and to working closely with her in the next phase of our development.”