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George was appointed to the board in 1999 and took up his current appointment as Chief Executive in Apr 2005. In his former roles at ABF, he was Managing Director of Westmill Foods, Allied Bakeries and George Weston Foods Ltd (Australia).
Other appointments: He is a non-executive of Wittington Investments Limited and a trustee of the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Galen has been a director since 1964 and has a wealth of international retail and food business experience.
Other appointments: He is executive chairman of George Weston Limited, Canada. He is also chairman of Selfridges Group Limited, a non-executive director of Wittington Investments Limited and a trustee of the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Javier was appointed a director in Nov 2006. He spent the earlier part of his career with the Bacardi Group where latterly he served as president and chief executive officer. He has extensive experience of consumer brands and financing on an international basis.
Other appointments: He is currently a partner at Lion Capital LLP, a London-based private equity firm.
Charles was appointed a non-executive director in Oct 2008 and as Chairman in Apr 2009. With UK and overseas experience, his executive career was latterly with Daily Mail and General Trust plc, where he was chief executive from 1989 until he retired from that role and the board in Sep 2008.
Other appointments: He is non-executive director of SVG Capital plc.
John was appointed as Finance Director in May 1999. He was previously the finance director of Bunzl plc and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales.
Other appointments: He is a non-executive director of Compass Group PLC, a trustee of Voluntary Service Overseas and deputy chairman of the charity FareShare.
Tim became a director in Nov 2004 and has been Senior Independent Director since Dec 2007. Until 2009, he was chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers plc, following its demerger from Six Continents PLC where he was also chief executive. Previously he had been a partner of Panmure Gordon & Co before joining Bass PLC in 1990.
Other appointments: Non-executive director of Hall & Woodhouse Limited and Timothy Taylor Company Limited, and also Triple Point VCT 2011 PLC.
Became a director in Nov 2006. Lord Jay was British Ambassador to France from 1996 to 2001 and Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign & Commonwealth office from 2002 to 2006.Other appointments: Non-executive director: Candover Investments plc, Valeo and Electricité de France; independent member of the House of Lords since 2006; Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission; chairs the Trustees of the international medical aid charity Merlin and is a member of the British Library Advisory Council.
Peter became a director in Feb 2007. Formerly, he was senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He was chairman of Coopers & Lybrand International and on the global leadership team of PwC. He was also chairman of RAC plc and a non-executive director of Safeway plc.
Other appointments: Chairman of Savills plc and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc, non-executive director of NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd and chairman of the Land Restoration Trust.
The board of Associated British Foods plc believes that good corporate governance represents essential protection for the Company’s shareholders and remains committed to maintaining high standards of business ethics and integrity across the group, recognising these to be vital to the sustainable long-term performance of the Company. In the Chairman’s statement on pages 4 and 5 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2011, Charles Sinclair sets out a personal view on developments in corporate governance at ABF.
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