Our Board of Directors

Skills and experience: Colin was previously Chief Financial Officer at Aegis Group plc and then Reckitt Benckiser plc before spending six years as Chief Executive of Essentra plc. He has served as a non-executive director on the boards of major listed UK businesses, including Amec Foster Wheeler, WPP, Cadbury, Imperial Brands, easyJet, Meggitt and Euromoney Institutional Investor.

Colin is currently a board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (‘Defra’) and chairs the Defra Audit and Risk Assurance
Committee. He is a non-executive director and Audit Committee Chair at S4 Capital plc and a non-executive director of FM Global. He is also a member of the Board and Finance Committee of Cranfield University.

Colin is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.

Skills and experience: Alex joined the Company in July 2014, holding the positions of Managing Director of the Grocery Strategic Business Unit and then UK Managing Director before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Alex has significant senior international, marketing, sales, strategy, innovation and general management experience gained across multiple geographies. He spent 18 years with Reckitt Benckiser plc, where he held senior leadership roles, including Managing Director, New Zealand and Worldwide Head of Shopper and Customer Marketing. Earlier in his career, he held a number of retail management positions with Whitbread plc.

Skills and experience: Duncan joined the Company in September 2011 and has held a number of senior roles within finance, including Group Financial Controller and Director of Financial Control and Corporate Development. Prior to joining the Company, Duncan spent nine years at KPMG, working with clients across a variety of industries. Duncan’s responsibilities include operational and corporate finance, corporate development, investor relations, treasury and pensions. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Skills and experience: Lorna has extensive experience, as an equity analyst covering the media sector and an investment banker, with strong financial analysis and leadership skills.

During her career, Lorna was executive director and Head of the Media Sector at Numis Corporation PLC. She was a founder of Numis, having previously worked at Sheppards, as a director at SG Warburg and an executive director of WestLB Panmure. Lorna is executive Chair of Dowgate Capital Ltd, sits on the Board of Dowgate Wealth Ltd and is a non-executive director of Rightmove plc, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust plc, and a non-executive director and Senior Independent Director of ProVen VCT plc.

Skills and experience: Roisin has over 30 years’ marketing and brand building experience, gained at Procter and Gamble, where she was responsible for a large portfolio of leading consumer brands within the UK, Europe, EMEA and the Americas. Most recently, she spent 12 years as Chief Marketing Officer, UK and Ireland, and then two years in the same role for Northern Europe. Roisin has served as a non-executive director of Just Eat plc, Holland & Barrett Ltd, Homeserve plc and Bourne Leisure Ltd. She is currently a non-executive director of NatWest Group plc and Sage Group Plc, and also a member of the Board of Trustees of the British Heart Foundation and the Digital Advisory Board of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Skills and experience: Tim has nearly 40 years’ experience in investment banking and corporate finance, advising a wide range of companies and industries, particularly those in the consumer and retail sectors. During his career, Tim held Managing Director roles at both Barclays Capital and JP Morgan and, more latterly, was a Partner and Consultant at KPMG. Tim has deep knowledge and experience of capital markets and is currently Senior Advisor at Alvarez & Marsal LLP.

Skills and experience: Tania has extensive senior executive experience from her roles across global FMCG businesses. She was Chief Operating Officer of Nomad Foods, a European frozen foods business listed on the NYSE, with household brands such as Birds Eye, Findus and Iglo. During her 10-year tenure, she had responsibility for Supply Chain, Quality, HR, IT and M&A integration. Prior to this, Tania was CIO for CocaCola’s European and African businesses and spent nine years at Walkers Snack Foods, latterly as CIO. Tania is an advisor to the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a member of the Technology Advisory Board at NatWest Group plc.

Skills and experience: Helen has over 35 years of commercial and general management experience within FMCG and multi-site consumer businesses. During her executive career, Helen was Group Executive Director of Caffe Nero Group Ltd and Managing Director of Zizzi restaurants. Prior to this, Helen spent nine years at Unilever, having previously been the successful architect for the launch of the Ben & Jerry’s brand in the UK and Europe. Helen is currently non-executive director and Remuneration Committee Chair of THG PLC, Fuller, Smith & Turner plc and Virgin Wines UK PLC.

Skills and experience: Yuichiro is General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, of Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd (‘Nissin’) and is responsible for devising Nissin’s M&A strategy, as well as originating and executing business alliance and investment transactions. Prior to joining Nissin, he was Vice President at the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. During his nine years at the firm, his key responsibilities included execution of global equity/debt financing transactions, as well as coverage of corporate clients across multiple industry sectors, including technology, steel and natural resources. Yuichiro received a BA in Economics from Keio University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Skills and experience: Malcolm has over 35 years’ experience in commercial, operational and leadership roles working in a range of international markets, supplying value added products in the packaging, food and drink and other FMCG sectors. He has been CEO of Frugalpac™ since July 2018, overseeing the business as it industrialises and commercialises its low carbon packaging products against its defined strategies. Malcolm previously spent 6 years as Managing Director and Group Commercial Director at Essentra PLC and prior to that was Tetra Pak’s Commercial Director for the UK and Ireland for 15 years.

Skills and experience: Simon was previously Head of Corporate Legal Affairs and Group Property at Pladis, a global branded biscuits, confectionery, and snacks business (incorporating United Biscuits, Ülker, Godiva and DeMet’s Candy Company) having originally joined United Biscuits in 2003. He is a qualified solicitor and spent 12 years in private practice at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and then as a Partner at Burges Salmon.

Key responsibilities: Simon is responsible for legal, intellectual property and corporate governance.

Appointed as Company Secretary: August 2018