Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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After an early career as a management consultant in the London, Tokyo and Boston offices of Bain & Company, Murray held a number of senior positions in the restaurant industry with PepsiCo and Yum Brands and also led an internet start-up.
Between 2001 and 2004, Murray was the Commercial Director of John Lewis Department Stores, where he
pioneered the store’s online presence, johnlewis.com. Following this, Murray became Chief Executive of Avis Europe plc, the car rental company, until 2008.
Murray then took the role of Chief Executive of thetrainline.com, the online train ticket retailer, until June 2014.
Murray is chairman of TGIF UK (Thank God It’s Friday, UK), Non-Executive Director for SEDCO Holding Company (Saudi Arabia), an advisory board member for River Island, Chairman of Receipt Bank and a Non-Executive Director of Great Wolf Lodges.
Murray has an impressive track record of working internationally in customer-facing industries, as well as significant experience of online businesses. His experience across various consumer-facing sectors where technology plays a key role is valuable to Abcam’s digital and customer-facing strategy and his background in management consulting and executive leadership positions supports Abcam’s strategy development.
