Booker Group Plc
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Stewart is currently a Non-Executive Director of C&C Group Plc, Mitchells & Butlers plc, Sutton and East Surrey Water Plc and Vianet Group plc. He is also a director of Natures Way Foods Limited and Tulip International (UK) Ltd. Stewart was formerly Chief Executive of Muller Dairies UK and Ireland and has held senior roles with leading consumer facing companies, including Whitbread and Interbrew

Charles started his career in 1986 with Procter and Gamble following which he was a consultant with OC&C Strategy Consultants and a Director of Abberton Associates. In 1998 he became an Executive Director of Booker plc which merged with Iceland plc in 2000. In 2001 he became an Executive Director of Arcadia Group plc and in 2004 he became an Executive Director of Marks and Spencer Plc. In 2005 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Booker.

Jonathan qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte. He was appointed as Group Finance Director of Booker in 2005. Prior to this appointment, Jonathan was Finance Director of Woodward Foodservice Ltd and then Finance Director of Group Logistics within The Big Food Group plc. Prior to 2003, he was with TDG plc.

Guy is Managing Director of the Group’s UK cash and carry business. Guy has a wealth of food experience having worked in the food industry for 25 years rising to be Director of Food and, latterly, Operations and Retail Director at Marks and Spencer plc.

Bryn is Operations Director responsible for property, IT, logistics and supply chain of the Booker Group. Bryn was at Booker plc between 1999 and 2001 and rejoined Booker in 2005. Prior to 1999 he was at Exel plc and was on the board of Alldays Ltd.

Karan Bilimoria is the founder of Cobra Beer, Chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, (a joint venture between Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd and Bilimoria Holdings Ltd), and Chairman of Molson Coors Cobra India (a joint venture between Cobra Indian Beer Pvt. Ltd and Molson Coors Brewing Company). Karan is an independent Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young and graduated in law from the University of Cambridge. He is an honorary fellow of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge.

Andrew is currently Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Swedish Match AB. He is also Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Boparan Holdings Limited and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Stock Spirits Group Plc. Andrew spent twenty years with Rothmans International and British American Tobacco Plc. He read Economics at the University of Cambridge prior to qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.

Karen is a founder and Chairman of Food and Fuel Ltd, a hospitality company. Karen is a Non-Executive Director of ASOS Plc. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Cofra AG, Corbin and King Ltd, Firmenich International and Chairman of Hawksmoor Ltd. She is also on the Board of RNTE (Royal National Theatre Enterprises Board). Karen was formerly CEO of Spirit Group Ltd, a private equity-backed 2,000 strong pub & restaurant group. Prior to Spirit, Karen founded, grew and floated The Pelican Group Plc, owner of a number of restaurant chains including Café Rouge. Karen was awarded a CBE in 2006 for services to hospitality and an honorary doctorate from the University of East Anglia in July 2013.

Helena was appointed as Head of Group Marketing and Communications for Nordea Bank in 2014. Formerly she was Group Head of Retail & Distribution at Vodafone Group. Prior to joining Vodafone Helena held senior positions in marketing and operations at Tesco Group plc and previously was a business consultant at Accenture. Helena holds an MBA from INSEAD. Helena is a Non-Executive Director of Extenda, a leading supplier of retail POS systems.

Mark acts as Company Secretary and General Counsel to the Group and was appointed to his present role in June 2007. Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1987. Mark was appointed as Company Secretary of the Booker Group in 2006. Previously, he was head of legal at The Big Food Group plc. Prior to that, he was at The Greenalls Group Plc.