Michael J Raycraft founded MJR Consultancy after his retirement from the Tesco Group in 2004.

On joining Tesco in 1964, Michael gained a wealth of experience. Having started as a warehousing boy, he quickly graduated to key positions as Manager, Controller, Retail Director and Retail Managing Director from 1992 to 1995. Then for three years serving as Tesco's Property Service Director before moving to his last position as CEO of Tesco Lotus Thailand.

Michael retired from Tesco in 2004 having established Tesco Lotus as market leader in Thailand and also supporting Tesco's entry into Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea.

Michael is currently the Advisor to the C.E.O. of Reliance Retail Value format. He was previously a Director for the Home World Group in China retiring Dec 2006 and The Unza Group Singapore retiring in Aug 2007.