Branded Consumer Goods Sector Dinner
Weds, 14th November 2012
Fortnum & Mason, London
Sponsored by
INDUSTRY GUESTS – Background (current or former roles)
Justin Adams
Interim CEO Sealskinz, MD Brewing Company Greene King Plc,
MD UK & Eire Maxxium
Stan Ainsley
Regional Board Member Cadbury Asia Pacific
Richard Baylis
General Manager - Retail O2 UK, Regional Director ACCO Brand
Corporation
Peter Boddy
NED Daniel Thwaites Plc, Formerly CEO Maxinutrition, MD Fitness
First, CEO Megabowl Group, MD Punch Retail - Big Steak Pub Co,
Operations Director Allied Domecq Restaurants & Bars
Chris Britton
CEO Findus, NED Alliance Boots, Board Director/ Investor Ella’s
Kitchen, Formerly Board Member & President Baby Division of
Royal Numico, Global Marketing Director Diageo, President
Guinness/ UDV US/ Diageo, CEO/ Int Brand Director R&A Bailey/
Diageo/ Grand Met
Chris Bull
CEO McBride Plc, Chief Customer Officer Unilever Plc, CEO
Unilever Poland & Baltics, CEO Unilever Hungary, Croatia &
Slovenia, Co-Chair ECR Board Poland
Doug Clydesdale
Chairman Compass Supply Solutions, MD Carlsberg UK, Divisional
MD United Biscuits, MD Golden Wonder
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Erwin De Spiegeleire
Vice-President Celerant Consulting, Restructuring CEO Europe
Tritec, Head Consumer Business KPMG Europe, COO Worldwide
GS1 International, Divisional MD EMEA Hasbro
Rebecca Dillon
MD Ark Health & Beauty, CEO Pout, Founder Talking Scents, MD
John Frieda, S&M Director Harrods
Ken Ebenezer
MD Filofax
Keith Edelman
Senior Independent Director Supergroup, NED Safestore, NED
Beales, NED Olympic Park Legacy Company, Chairman Nirah,
Chairman Metroracing
Paul Graddon
Site Director Finsbury Foods
Steve Gray
Currently Chairman Tanfield Foods, Director Reach, Founder SGRetail, Formerly MD Tesco/ dunnhumby, Chairman & CEO emnos,
Sales, Marketing & General Management P&G, PepsiCo and
Barilla
Chris Guest
Director Natural Balance Foods, Director Peppersmith, Director Go
Lower, Director Corgi, Airfix, Chair Plum Baby, Chair Stream
Foods, Chair The Early Learning Centre
Vince Gunn
MD Crocs Europe BV, Chair Mankind, MD Vitagun Consulting,
Interim Deputy CEO KRM AG/ ECCO shoes, NED Pagazzi
Lighting, CEO Blackwell's, MD The Body Shop UK, Retail
Development Director Thomson Travel Group, Retail Operations
Director Mothercare
Jeff Halliwell
Currently Chairman Cafedirect Plc, Board Member Food Standards
Agency, Vice-Chairman of Governors University of Bedfordshire,
NED NHS Norfolk and Waveney, Director/ Trustee Shaw Trust,
Advisor to several food industry SMEs, Formerly MD Bernard
Matthews, MD First Milk Cheese Company, Divisional MD Northern
Foods Plc (inc Foxs Biscuits), MD Microban Europe, Group MD
Royal Numico NV, Marketing & Sales roles with Mars and ColgatePalmolive
Paul Heritage
Co-Founder portusdigital.com e-commerce, New Edge FMCG
Practice Director, MD Aunt Bessie's Frozen Foods, Commercial VP
Europe Levi Strauss & Co, Business Development Director
Worldwide Mars Inc, General Manager Portugal Mars Inc
Paul Hick
Chairman
Fresh Tracks Canada, Investor/ Advisor Global
Personals, Chairman Maximuscle, Chairman SRG, CEO Lee
Cooper Group, MD Waterford Wedgwood UK Plc, NED Britton
Group, NED ISBA
Michael Hobbs
Chairman Court and Spark, Chairman Appassionata, Chairman
Mountain Warehouse Holdings , Chairman Intimas Group Plc, CEO
Adams Childrenswear Group, Chairman Sears Retail (Spain), NED
Sears Clothing, VP Retail Laura Ashley Inc. (North America)
James Horler
Exec Chairman Ego Restaurants, Non Exec Chairman Cartwheel
Recruitment, Non Exec Chairman Leon Restaurants, CEO La
Tasca Group Plc
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Jules Hydleman
Chairman Bluw Toys, CEO & NED Christys Group, Chairman
Innocent Drinks, NED Jacobson Group
Richard Jones
CFO Cineworld Group Plc, VP Finance Cineworld Cinemas, VP
Finance Cine-UK, Non-Exec Digital Cinema Media
Dominic Lavelle
FD Blacks Leisure Group Plc, CRO Findel, NED Bluestone
Resorts, CRO Gladedale, Group FD Erinaceous Group, FD Alfred
McAlpine, Group FD Allders, FD Oasis Stores Plc, FD Laura
Ashley Holdings Plc
Neil MacGeorge
Consultant VP of Commercial Marketing Everything Everywhere
(Orange, T-Mobile, EE)
Fergus McVey
Associate Director ARC-Perception
Howard Marsh
Interim Sales Director Sony Pictures Germany, Interim MD FeOnic,
VP Sales Strategy Sony Europe, MD Sony Austria, Trustee Sony
Pension Scheme
Fiona McAnena
Currently Partner Clearhound, Formerly Global Brand Director
Bupa, VP Innovation PepsiCo UK & Ireland, Group Development
Director WPP Kantar, CEO MEC, MD Added Value, NED
Cafedirect Plc
Neal Mernock
Currently Director Inmarco (Consultancy), NED Encase, Formerly
CEO Silentnight Group, Divisional MD Rexam and UB
Richard Millman
CEO Leisure Connection, Group Div Director Danoptra, MD Dixons
Stores Group - Genesis Communications, NED SFL
Joanne Milner
CEO Debretts, Former Investment Director LDC
Jonathon Pudney
Advisor Luxury & Lifestyle Marketing, Director for International
Marketing Communications De Beers Group, Brand Project
Director Forevermark
Stephen Riley
Chairman Benders Paper Cup Co,, Chairman SealSkinz, Chairman
Youngman Group, Exec Chairman Powakaddy Group, CEO Denby
Group Plc, Chairman Antler, Chairman Thomas Sanderson,
Chairman Tileco, Chairman Salter Housewares, Chairman AVF
Group, Chairman Britannia Living, Chairman James Gilbert
International
Juliette Scott
Head of Digital & Non Food Tesco Markets, Formerly Head of
Personalisation dunnhumby
Richard Sells
Currently NED Aurora Group, Advisory Board Member Evrythng,
Associate The Foundation, MD CBC (Customer Built Consulting),
Formerly Board Advisor Xeros
Jonathan Smith
Founder/ MD Axis Management Consulting, Chair Ilchester Cheese
Company
Colin Stump
MD TUI Travel Adventure Division, MD Exodus Travels, CEO
Glanbia Foods, Director Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, Exec
Director Mansfield Brewery
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Mike Torrance
Interim Assignment Standard Soap, Interim MD Martin Collins
Holdings, MD Europe Crabtree & Evelyn (Overseas), MD Standard
Soap Company, MD Speedo (Europe)
Keith Watson
Currently Chairman The Real Flower Show, NED Aspinal of
London, Part-time FD A Suit That Fits, Part-time FD Muubaa,
Busines Development Director Herbal Inn, Formerly Chairman
Front Up, FD Duvet and Pillow Warehouse, CEO, FD & NED
Aspinal of London, FD Paul Davis Retail/ Sevenoaks Sounds and
Vision, Group FD Project Sloane (Joseph), FD Trading WH Smith
Graham White
CEO Powakaddy International, Group MD/ CEO DCC Mobility and
Rehab, CEO Hoover Candy, CEO General Domestic Appliances,
Chairman Peter Brotherhood, Senior HQ Leader
Jon White
European Marketing Director Kimberly Clark (Andrex and Kleenex),
Chairman Executive Committee ISBA (the trade body for British
Advertisers)
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INVESTMENT INDUSTRY GUESTS
Joy McCormack
3i
Don Williams
BDO
Ron Pearson
Bowmark Capital
Anne-Marie Harris
Bridges Ventures
Cate Poulson
Business Growth Fund
Matthew Smallwood
College Hill Associates
Terry Huffline
DC Advisory
Matt Barnes
Ken Brotherston
George Heppenstall
Graham Jones
Victoria Robson
James Searby
Simon Thomas
Paul Thompson
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Directorbank Group
Yann Duchesne
Doughty Hanson & Co.
George Moss
ECI Partners
Alex Cooper-Evans
Electra Partners
Barry Knight
Trefor Griffith
Tim Hansell
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton
Greg Betz
Investec Capital Markets
Edward Hayter
LDC
Hannah Gyngell
LGV Capital
Rob Gershon
Lyceum Capital Partners
Claire Gomard
Milestone Capital Services
Belinda Berkeley
NBGI Private Equity
Tom Wedgwood
John D'Arcy
Steve Knight
Newton Europe
Newton Europe
Newton Europe
Dean Mackenzie
Next Wave Partners
Kajen Mohanadas
Rutland Partners
Joe O'Mara
Vitruvian Partners
Johannes Korp
Warburg Pincus
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