– UK, Llansantffraid – Wynnstay Group PLC (LON: WYN), the agricultural and specialist merchanting group, today announced the appointment of Steven Esom as Senior Independent Director, with immediate effect, succeeding Philip Kirkham who will be retiring from the Board on 24 May 2023.
“We are delighted to welcome Steven as Senior Independent Non-executive Director. Steven is a highly experienced business leader and brings extensive commercial experience of food production and retailing, and a significant understanding of the agricultural industry. We are confident that he provides additional complementary strengths to the Board of Directors as we continue to grow and develop the Group.” said Board Chairman, Steve Ellwood.
About Steven Esom
Steven Esom has extensive senior-level experience in the UK food and retailing industries and significant experience in the UK agricultural sector. He was Managing Director of Waitrose & Partners, regularly engaging with farmers and overseeing Waitrose-owned farmlands. He was also Executive Director of Food at Marks & Spencer and held senior commercial buying roles at J Sainsbury plc for 12 years as well as at Texas, the DIY retailer, then part of Ladbroke Group.
Steven is Chairman of Sedex, a leading global supply chain consultancy focused on environmental, social, and governance outcomes, which operates the world’s largest data platform for supply chain assessment. He is also Chairman of Andrews & Partners Ltd, the residential estate agency and lettings and management group, and Chairman of Advantage Travel Partnership, the UK’s largest independent travel agent group. Until December 2022, Steven was a non-executive director of Rank Group plc and, for nine years until 2018, was a non-executive director of Cranswick plc, a leading UK food producer and FTSE-250 constituent.
Steven Esom was a Director of Panakeia Limited, New Glow Urban Spa (Holdings) Limited, and New Glow Urban Spa Limited between April 2010 and April 2011. The companies formed a group that offered luxury spa services. After the end of the first year’s trading, the companies’ projected forecasts were not met and the companies were involved in a group administration, which began on 1 June 2011. The companies’ assets were sold and the companies subsequently dissolved on 26 July 2012. There was an estimated shortfall to non-preferential creditors of £2,100 and the companies did not have any preferential creditors.
Source: https://wynnstayplc.co.uk/
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