– UK, London – Kitwave Group plc (LON: KITW), the delivered wholesale business, announced the appointment of Marnie Millard OBE to its Board as Non-Executive Chair, effective from 30 May 2025, replacing Steve Smith who resigned from the Board.
About Marnie Millard
Marnie Millard serves as the Non-Executive Chair of Marks Electricals Plc, University Academy 92 Limited, and MyPura.com Limited. She also joined the board of Applied Nutrition plc ahead of its IPO last year and continues her role as a Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. She has acted as a board advisor for Belvoir Group and was on the board for Finsbury Food Group Plc as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Marnie Millard was CEO of Nichols Plc, the diversified soft drinks group, for eight years. During her time as CEO, she delivered a strong track record of consistent growth, increasing the market capitalisation by 60% to £450 million. Under her leadership, Nichols Plc completed five acquisitions and doubled Vimto’s retail sales value to £110m. Before her role at Nichols Plc, she held a series of other senior positions in the beverages industry, including Sales and Marketing Director at Macaw Limited, Commercial Director for Gerber Juice Company Limited, and Managing Director for Refresco Beverages UK Limited.
Her contributions to the UK beverages industry have been widely recognised. She previously held prominent industry leadership roles as President of the British Soft Drinks Association and CBI Northwest Regional Chair. In 2018, she was awarded an OBE for Services to Business in the Northwest and International Trade in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. She also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Salford University.
About Kitwave
Founded in 1987, following the acquisition of a single-site confectionery wholesale business based in North Shields, United Kingdom, Kitwave is a delivered wholesale business, specialising in selling and delivering impulse products, frozen, chilled and fresh foods, alcohol, groceries and tobacco to approximately 46,000, mainly independent, customers.
With a network of 37 depots, Kitwave is able to support delivery throughout the UK to a diverse customer base, which includes independent convenience retailers, leisure outlets, vending machine operators, foodservice providers and other wholesalers, as well as leading national retailers.
The Group’s growth to date has been achieved both organically and through a strategy of acquiring smaller, predominantly family-owned, complementary businesses in the fragmented UK grocery and foodservice wholesale market.
For more: https://www.kitwave.co.uk/
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