ARYZTA, the global speciality bakery and food group, has announced some significant board changes. Gary McGann is joining the board as chairman and Rolf Watter is to join as a
Appointments
Brakes Group, a leading supplier to the food service sector in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden, has announced the appointment of Ton Christiaanse as its new UK CEO, replacing Phil
Greencore Group has appointed Eoin Tonge (pictured) as chief financial officer and as a director of the group, with effect from 3 October 2016. He will replace Alan Williams, who
Head of Arla’s South East Asian business, Patrik Hansson, is to return to Sweden as the new head of Arla’s Swedish business from 1 November. He will take over from
Edrington, the international premium spirits company, has appointed Paul Hyde to the position of chief financial officer. Paul Hyde is a chartered accountant who joined the company in 1997 and
Ulf Mark Schneider (pictured) will become the new CEO of Nestlé, starting on 1 January 2017. He will replace current CEO Paul Bulcke, who is due to succeed Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Pernod Ricard UK has announced that Denis O’Flynn has decided to leave the group at the end of September. Laurent Pillet, currently CEO of Pernod Ricard, Sub-Saharan Africa, will replace
John Hyman (pictured right) has been selected to succeed Brian Young (pictured left) as chief executive of the British Frozen Food Federation. John Hyman, a highly experienced food industry professional,
Swiss confectionery group Lindt & Sprüngli has announced that Ernst Tanner, President & CEO, has decided to focus on the role as Executive Chairman by the end of 2016. At
With effect from 1 January 2017, Swiss dairy group Emmi has announced a number of changes to its Group Management. Robert Muri, Executive Vice President Switzerland, will retire at the end
ABP Food Group has announced that Paul Finnerty will retire from his role as CEO on 30th September 2016. Frank Stephenson, current Group Chief Operations Officer, has been appointed as
Diageo has announced that Javier Ferrán (pictured) will be appointed to the Diageo board as a non-executive director from 22 July 2016 and will be appointed chairman on 1 January
Petrow Food Group has strengthened the foundation for its future growth plans with the appointment of two new business development managers – John Lowe and Fatma Akalin McGee. Petrow Food
Diageo has announced some changes to its executive committee. After 27 years with the business, Nick Blazquez is to leave Diageo in order to pursue new opportunities and challenges. He
Danone has appointed Bridgette Heller as Executive Vice President of its Early Life Nutrition business and as a member of the group’s Executive Committee with effect from July 1, 2016.
2 Sisters Food Group, the UK’s largest food manufacturer, has promoted Jonathan Russell to Director of Group Procurement, responsible for the company’s £1.5 billion a year purchasing budget and for
Premier Foods has appointment Jette Andersen as Managing Director of its International Business Unit. Jette will report directly to Gavin Darby, CEO, and will join the Executive Leadership Team, reflecting
Unilever has proposed that Dr Marijn Dekkers, one of Europe’s leading global business figures, will succeed Michael Treschow as Chairman of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC. He will be nominated
Carlsberg Group has appointed Michiel J Herkemij as new Senior Vice President for the Western European region and member of Carlsberg’s executive committee, starting 1 April 2016. Michiel Herkemij will
David Gregory (pictured) has been appointed as Chairman of specialist food and drink compliance and risk services provider Acoura. One of the industry’s most experienced and respected technical experts, David Gregory
UK-based soft drinks group Britvic has appointed Euan Sutherland and Sue Clark as independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company with effect from 29th February 2016. Euan will also serve on
Seamus O’Hara, managing director of the Carlow Brewing Company, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Irish Brewers Association (IBA), the representative group for brewers and distributers of
Coca-Cola HBC has announced that George A David has decided to step down from the position of Chairman of the
Integrated logistics provider Partner Logistics has appointed Jolin Dophemont as Supply Chain Developer and Mark Knibbeler as Supply Chain Specialist
Malte Schlüter has been appointed as Director for Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) of the Factory Automation
Carlsberg Group has appointed Heine Dalsgaard as new Chief Financial Officer. Heine Dalsgaard, who is a Danish citizen born in
Global premium spirits business and independent family distillers, William Grant & Sons has confirmed that chief executive, Stella David (pictured
The board of Wm Morrison Supermarkets has appointed Rooney Anand (pictured), the current chief executive of UK brewer and pub
Fred Barry has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Project Management Holdings (PM Group), the Irish headquartered international project
Global snacking giant Mondelēz International has appointed Christiana Shi to its board of directors. Christiana Shi is President, Direct-to-Consumer for
British dairy co-operative First Milk has appointed Carl Ravenhall to the board as a non-executive director. Carl Ravenhall was latterly
Gunter Sauerwald has been appointed as Commercial Director of Pentair Südmo GmbH as of July 1, 2015. He has many years
Diageo has announced that Kathryn Mikells (pictured) is to be appointed Chief Financial Officer based in London, effective 9 November
Kjeld Johannesen (pictured right), group chief executive of Danish Crown, the Danish meat processing company, for the past 27 years,
Smurfit Kappa Group, one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and the
New World wine company, Accolade Wines, has appointed its general manager UK and Ireland, Paul Schaafsma to be chief executive
Natalie Knight will become the new CFO of Arla Foods in January 2016. Ms Knight currently holds the position as
Tommy Keane (pictured) has been appointed Production Director for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. He succeeds Peter Morehead, who was appointed
The Coca-Cola Company has appointed James Quincey as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO,
Britvic has appointment Mathew Dunn as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to succeed John Gibney, who is retiring. Mathew Dunn will
The Netherlands-based Vion Food has appointed Francis Kint as CEO with effect from 1 September. He takes over the management
PepsiCo has announced a series of leadership appointments and realigned some of its business segments to support the company’s global
Diageo recently announced that Larry Schwartz, President North America would retire by the end of this calendar year. Diageo has
Mary Thompson, president of US-based Cargill Value Added Meats, has been appointed to lead Cargill’s European poultry business based in
Glanbia, the global performance nutrition and ingredients group, has appointed Henry Corbally as chairman. Henry Corbally succeeds Liam Herlihy, who
Ann-Beth Freuchen (pictured) has been appointed Orkla Executive VP and CEO of the Orkla Confectionery & Snacks business area. She
Unilever has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Marc Huët, has decided to step down on 1 October 2015. Huët,
Private equity firm Nomad Holdings has appointed Stéfan Descheemaeker as Chief Executive Officer, effective upon closing of its recently announced
Stock Spirits Group, a leading spirits business in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced that Jack Keenan will step down
Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial materials, has announced Andy
Erling Pedersen, who has been working at Logitrans through the last 46 years and through most of them as President,
First Milk’s new CEO, Mike Gallacher, who replaced Kate Allum in March, has announced a number of changes to the
Mondelez International has announced that Robin Hargrove will become Executive Vice President, Research, Development and Quality, effective April 1. In
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has appointed Niklas Andersson (pictured) as Marketing & Communications Director for Europe, Middle East and
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