Associated British Foods announces Ruth Cairnie to Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK – Associated British Foods plc is pleased to announce today that Ruth Cairnie has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 May 2014.

Ruth Cairnie was formerly Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch Shell Plc. This role followed a number of senior international roles within Shell, including Vice President of their Global Commercial Fuels business and serving on the boards of Shell Pakistan Ltd and joint venture companies in Germany and Thailand.

Ms Cairnie is currently a non-executive director of Keller Group plc.

The Board very much looks forward to the valuable contribution that Ruth Cairnie will make to the Company.

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