Greencore Group PLC Appointment of Dalton Philips as CEO (4711L)
13 May 2022 - 9:00PM
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Greencore Group PLC
13 May 2022
13 May 2022
Greencore Group plc
Appointment of Dalton Philips as CEO
Greencore Group plc ("Greencore" or the "Group"), a leading
manufacturer of convenience foods in the UK, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Dalton Philips as Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director. He will join the Group and the Board on 26
September 2022, and replaces Patrick Coveney who left Greencore at
the end of March.
Dalton joins Greencore from daa plc, the global airports and
travel retail group with businesses in 15 countries, where he has
been Group CEO since October 2017. He was previously the CEO of Wm
Morrison Plc, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, between
2010 and 2015. Prior to this he held senior roles with the George
Weston Group, including as COO of Loblaw Companies Limited, the
leading Canadian grocery retailer, and CEO of Brown Thomas Group, a
luxury goods retailer in Ireland. Dalton has also been a Senior
Advisor to The Boston Consulting Group, and has a BA from
University College Dublin as well as an MBA from Harvard Business
School.
Commenting on the appointment, Gary Kennedy, Executive Chairman
of Greencore, said:
"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to be welcoming someone
of Dalton's calibre and experience to Greencore's senior leadership
team. In addition to his outstanding knowledge of the grocery
sector, he has a strong track record of leading dynamic
consumer-related businesses. We see him as the ideal candidate to
lead Greencore into the next phase of its journey as it continues
to emerge strongly from the challenges of trading through the
pandemic. Until Dalton's arrival at the end of September, I will
continue in the role of Executive Chair, supported by Kevin Moore,
Deputy CEO, and Emma Hynes, CFO."
Dalton Philips, incoming CEO of Greencore, said:
"I am hugely excited to be joining Greencore, which is a
business I have long admired as an outstanding operator in the UK
food manufacturing sector. I know from my time as a Greencore
customer that this is a business with exceptional dynamism,
adaptability and ambition, and one that is committed to the highest
levels of product quality, customer service, and sustainability. I
am looking forward very much to joining their industry-leading team
in September, and to helping to realise the significant future
growth potential that I see for this business."
This announcement is made pursuant to LR 9.6.11 and LR 9.6.13 of
the Listing Rules. The Company confirms there is no further
information to be disclosed under the requirements of LR 9.6.11 or
9.6.13 of the Listing Rules in relation to Dalton Philips'
appointment.
This Announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) as
retained in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021 ("MAR").
For further information, please contact:
Gary Kennedy Executive Chairman Tel: +353 (0)
1 486 3313
Emma Hynes Chief Financial Tel: +353 (0)
Officer 1 486 3307
Jack Gorman Head of Investor Tel: +353 (0)
Relations 1 486 3308
Rob Greening/ Nick Hayns/ Powerscourt Tel: +44 (0)
Sam Austrums 20 7250 1446
Billy Murphy/ Claire Rowley Drury Communications Tel: +353 (0)
1 260 5000
About Greencore
We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and
our purpose is to make every day taste better. We supply all of the
major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel
retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other
retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories
including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled
ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient
sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.
In FY21 we manufactured 645m sandwiches and other food to go
products, 117m chilled prepared meals, and 256m bottles of cooking
sauces, pickles and condiments. We carry out more than 10,500
direct to store deliveries each day. We have 21 world-class
manufacturing units across 16 locations in the UK, with
industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We
generated revenues of GBP1.3bn in FY21 and employ approximately
13,000 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
For further information go to greencore.com or follow Greencore
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