Bakkavor Group PLC Directorate Change (5104J)
April 03 2018 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5104J
Bakkavor Group PLC
03 April 2018
3 April 2018
Appointment of Non-executive Director
Bakkavor Group plc ("the Company"), the leading international
provider of fresh prepared foods, is pleased to announce that Jane
Lodge will be joining the Board of the Company as an Independent
Non-executive Director and will also succeed Simon Burke as Chair
of Bakkavor's Audit and Risk Committee.
Jane spent 25 years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, the audit,
tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services
provider, progressing to a Senior Audit Partner working for major
corporates. She served as the first female Partner to sit on the
Deloitte UK Board overseeing management strategy, acquisitions,
performance against plan and admission of new partners. She was
also the manufacturing and industry lead Partner, providing best
practice and insights across the Deloitte businesses of tax,
auditing, consulting, and corporate finance.
Jane left Deloitte in 2011 to build a Non-executive portfolio,
and is now currently a Non-executive Director and Chair of the
Audit Committees at Costain plc, DCC plc, Devro plc and Sirius
Minerals Plc.
Commenting on the appointment, Simon Burke, Chairman said:
"I am delighted to welcome Jane to the Board of Bakkavor and
very much look forward to working closely with her. Jane's
extensive experience in the food industry as an Audit Partner and
also a Non-executive Director will be of significant benefit to the
Board and equips her well to guide the Audit and Risk Committee in
the years ahead."
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Enquiries
Institutional investors and analysts:
Tamarin Bibow, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7908
6143
Media enquiries:
Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
Susanna Voyle, Will Smith, Jessica Reid
About Bakkavor
Bakkavor is the leading provider in the large and fast-growing
UK Fresh Prepared Food (FPF) market, which consists of the four
categories of Meals, Salads, Desserts and Pizza & Bread, and
has a growing international presence in the US and China.
In the UK the Group is the number one producer by market share
in all four FPF categories, supplying all of the UK's leading
grocery retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer,
Sainsbury's and Waitrose.
The International segment has operations in the US and China,
supplying both retail and foodservice customers.
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949
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