Chris Harris will join the John Lewis Partnership on March 1 as group property director, reporting to group finance director Patrick Lewis.
He is moving from Arcadia Group, where he is group property and procurement director and a member of the board.
Chris has spent his career in the property sector. He started as a surveyor at residential property specialist Chestertons, before moving into retail property management, working at Blockbuster Entertainment as vice president of operations for the UK and a member of the board, before joining Arcadia Group 10 years ago.
The John Lewis Partnership operates 48 John Lewis shops and 351 Waitrose shops across the UK.