13 May 2024
Premier Foods plc (the
"Company" or the "Group")
Non-executive director appointment and retirement
Premier Foods is pleased to announce
the appointment of Malcolm Waugh, as an independent non-executive
director of the Company, with effect from the Annual General
Meeting on 18 July 2024 (the '2024 AGM').
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
11 years at Essentra PLC, the last 6 years of which were as
Managing Director and Group Commercial Director. Prior to
that he was Tetra Pak's Commercial Director for the UK and Ireland
for 15 years.
Colin Day, Group Chair
said:
"I am delighted that Malcolm will be
joining the Board. He brings with him a wealth of highly relevant
commercial, strategic, and operational experience from the food and
drink industry with a particular focus on packaging in both the UK
and international markets. I welcome him to the Board as we
continue to pursue our branded growth strategy and path to further
value creation."
Non-executive director
retirement
Premier Foods also announces that,
Richard Hodgson, having served on the Board since January 2015, and
as Senior Independent Director since May
2019, will be retiring as a non-executive director with effect from
the conclusion of the Company's 2024 AGM. Following his retirement,
Lorna Tilbian, who joined the Board in April 2022, will be
appointed as the Company's Senior Independent Director.
Colin Day, Group Chair
said:
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard for his
extensive commercial and retail insight and the important
contribution he has made to the Company's strategic thinking, over
what has been a period of significant transformation for the
Company. Richard served as Senior Independent Director since May
2019 and was interim Chair prior to my
arrival.
I
also look forward to working with Lorna as she assumes her new role
as Senior Independent Director following Richard's
retirement."
For
further information, please contact:
Premier Foods plc:
Richard Godden, Director of Investor
Relations
+44 (0) 1727 815850
Headland:
Ed
Young
+44 (0) 7884 666830
Jack
Gault
+44 (0) 7799 089357
No further information is required
to be disclosed with respect to Malcolm Waugh's appointment under
LR 9.6.13.
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About Premier
Foods
As one of Britain's largest food
producers, we're passionate about food
and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich
life for everyone. Premier Foods
employs over 4,000 people operating from 14 sites across the
country, supplying a range of retail,
wholesale, foodservice and other customers
with our iconic brands which feature in millions of homes every
day.
Through some of the nation's
best-loved brands, including Ambrosia, Batchelors,
Bisto, Loyd Grossman, Mr. Kipling, Oxo and
Sharwood's, we're creating great
tasting products that contribute to healthy and balanced diets,
while committing to nurturing our people and our local communities,
and going further in the pursuit of a healthier
planet, in line with our Purpose of
'Enriching Life Through Food'.