The Board
• Non-Executive Director * Remuneration Committee member
† Audit Committee member ‡ Nomination Committee member
Anthony Hobson - Chairman •‡
Joined the Board in 2002 and became Chairman in 2005. He is also Chairman of The Sage Group plc; a Non-Executive Director of Glas Cymru (Welsh Water) and Esure; he is Chairman of the Trustees of Changing Faces, the leading UK disfigurement charity.
He is a Chartered Accountant and was previously the Group Finance Director of Legal & General Group plc for fourteen years, retiring in 2001. He chairs the nomination committee.
Stefan Barden - Chief Executive
Joined the Board in 2006 and was appointed Chief Executive on 5 February 2007. He was formerly Managing Director of Heinz UK and Ireland from 2003 to 2005.
He has extensive experience of the food industry in manufacturing, retail and consultancy, having held roles with Iceland Foods (the retailer), McKinsey & Company and Unilever. He sits on the Policy Issues Committee of the IGD and is a Director of Improve, the UK's Food and Drink industry Sector Skills Council.
Simon Herrick - Group Finance Director
Joined the Board in 2010. He was formerly Group Finance Director of Kesa Electricals plc, a position he held from March 2005.
Simon trained as an accountant with Price Waterhouse in London before moving to Paris with Alcatel Alsthom. He returned to London in 1997 to become European Director of Forecasting and Planning for PepsiCo International. In 2001 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer for PA Consulting Group and has held senior finance roles with Hays plc and Regus plc. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, holds a masters degree in business administration and an honours degree in microbiology.
David Nish - Non-Executive Director •*†‡
JJoined the Board in 2005 as a non-executive director. He is Chief Executive of Standard Life plc having previously held the role of Group Finance Director.
Formerly he held the positions of Executive Director, Infrastructure, and Group Finance Director of Scottish Power plc, prior to which he was a partner with Pricewaterhouse. He chairs the audit committee.
Orna Ni-Chionna - Non-Executive Director •*†‡
Joined the Board in 2002 as a non-executive director. She is Chair of the Soil Association and Chair of Eden McCallum's Advisory Board and is a non-executive director of HMV plc.
She was formerly a partner of McKinsey & Company. She is the senior independent director and chairs the remuneration committee.
Ronnie Bell - Non-Executive Director •‡
Joined the Board in 2005 as a non-executive director. He was formerly President of Kraft Foods Europe until 2004.
He is Chairman of Milk Link and is a non-executive director of Ansell Limited, Tagboard Limited and The Edrington Group Limited.
Tony Illsley - Non-Executive Director •*†‡
Joined the Board in 2006 as a non-executive director. He was Chief Executive of Telewest plc until 2000, and has held roles with PepsiCo and Colgate Palmolive.
He is Chairman of Plastic Logic Limited and holds a non-executive position with Sepura plc, and KCOM Group plc, and is a trustee of the charity Whizz-Kidz.
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