Greencore Group announces Dalton Philips as upcoming CEO

– IRELAND, Dublin –  Greencore Group plc (LON: GNC), a leading manufacturer of convenience foods in the UK, today announced the appointment of Dalton Philips to its Board of Directors as CEO on 26 September 2022, to replace Patrick Coveney who left Greencore at the end of March.

“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.” said Executive Chairman, Gary Kennedy.

About Dalton Philips

Dalton joins Greencore from daa plc, the global airports, and travels 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. Before 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.

Dalton Philips 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.”

About Greencore

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We supply all of the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, food services, 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 £1.3bn in FY21 and employ approximately 13,000 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

For more information: https://www.greencore.com/

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