Directors and Advisers
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| Chairman (68) ‡ | Chief Executive (49) | Finance Director (48) | Executive Managing Director (51) | Non-Executive Director (53) * ‡ † ◊ |
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| Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in December 1997 and became Chairman in July 2000. He farms 670 acres of cereals in Cornwall and has many years’ experience in the dairy industry, notably as Chairman of Mendip Foods Limited prior to its acquisition by Dairy Crest in November 1995. He is Chairman of Private Investor Capital Limited and a director of the Ambassador Theatre Group Limited and in April 2009 became a non-executive Director of i20 Water Limited. | Appointed a Director in July 2002 and became Chief Executive in January 2007. He joined Dairy Crest in August 1991 and was formerly with Shell U.K. Ltd. He is also Chairman of Dairy UK Ltd. | Appointed in September 2003. He was Finance Director of The Body Shop International plc from January 1999 and was previously Finance Director of Dalgety Food Ingredients Limited. | Appointed in January 2008. He was President of the Snackfood Division of Masterfoods USA, and has held senior management positions within the Mars and Masterfoods Groups including Managing Director of Mars, France. |
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2007 and is Senior Managing Director of Evercore Partners in the firm’s London office. He has previously held senior appointments at Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse and the Rothschild Group in a career in merchant banking which has spanned more than 30 years. He is currently a non-executive director of Control Risks and the BBC Trust and has served on the boards of Mowlem, The British Standards Institution and Southern Water as well as numerous not-for-profit organisations. | ||||
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| Non-Executive Director (62) * ‡ † ◊ | Non-Executive Director (47) * ‡ † ◊ | Non-Executive Director (51) * ‡ † ◊ | Non-Executive Director (57) * ‡ † ◊ | Company Secretary and General Counsel (38) | ||||
| Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in May 2003 and was President and Chief Executive of McCain Foods Limited, Toronto, Canada from May 1995 to May 2004. He previously held a number of senior positions with Rank Hovis McDougall. He is non-executive chairman of Reconomy Holdings Limited. | Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2007 and is the Group Strategy Director of W H Smith. He was previously Head of UK Consumer and Retail Practice at Boston Consulting Group and BCG’s European Corporate Development practice. He was also chairman of WH Smith News until 2006. | Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2007. A member of the Bars of New York and of Paris, and Managing Director of Naxos UK. She is a non-executive director of Aviva and Toepfer, as well as a member of Monsanto’s Sustainable Yield Advisory Council. Previous senior appointments include chairmanship of Amylum and vice chairmanship of Tate & Lyle. | Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in December 2004 and was Finance Director of Whitbread PLC from March 2001 until April 2005. He is a non-executive Director of Forth Ports plc, Serco Group plc and Tomkins plc. | Appointed in April 2008. He is a solicitor having worked in private practice and in-house in both retail and international manufacturing, latterly with Gallaher Group Plc. | ||||
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Auditors Ernst & Young LLP Solicitors Eversheds LLP |
Principal Bankers The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Rabobank International, London Branch Lloyds TSB plc BNP Paribas |
Corporate Brokers Citigroup Global Markets Limited RBS Hoare Govett Ltd Registered Office Claygate House, Littleworth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9PN Registered in England No. 3162897 |
* Audit Committee Member ‡ Nomination Committee Member † Remuneration Committee Member ◊ Corporate Responsibility Committee Member |