Cranswick Plc
CWK:LN
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Cranswick was formed by farmers in the early 1970's to produce pig feed. Activities have since been extended from this agricultural base into the food sector.The business is focused predominantly on the supply of fresh and processed food to the UK food retail, food manufacturing and food service categories.
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Sector Consumer Staples
Industry Consumer Products - Foods
Subindustry Canned, Frozen & Preserved Foods
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Board of Directors
Martin Davey
Chairman
Martin, who is a chartered accountant, has been with Cranswick for the past 30 years, joining the Company as Finance Director in 1985. He led Cranswick’s entry onto the Stock Exchange in 1985 and was appointed Chief Executive in 1988. He became Chairman in 2004 and has continued in this role on a part-time basis from 1 September 2013. He is also Chair of the Nomination Committee.
Adam Couch
Chief Executive
Adam has over 24 years’ experience in the food industry joining the operational side of the Fresh Pork business of Cranswick in 1991. He was appointed to the Board as Managing Director of the Fresh Pork business in 2003 and then became Chief Operating Officer in 2011. He was appointed to the role of Chief Executive in August 2012. Adam was also a committee member of the British Pig Executive between 2005 and 2013.
Mark Bottomley
Finance Director
Mark joined Cranswick as Group Financial Controller in 2008 and was appointed Finance Director in 2009. He is a chartered accountant and has several years’ experience in the food production sector where he has held a variety of senior finance roles.
Jim Brisby
Commercial Director
Jim joined Cranswick 19 years ago as a sales and marketing executive. In 2004 he was appointed Sales and Marketing Director of Cranswick Country Foods plc, a major subsidiary of Cranswick, and he has been an integral member of the team that has grown the business over the years. He was appointed Sales and Marketing Director in 2010 and Commercial Director in 2014.
Mark Reckitt
Non-Executive Director
Mark joined Cranswick as a Non-Executive Director on 1 May 2014. Mark is a chartered accountant and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He was Group Strategy Director of Smiths Group plc from February 2011 to April 2014, and was additionally Divisional President, Smiths Interconnect from October 2012 to April 2014. Prior to joining Smiths, Mark was interim Managing Director of Green & Black’s Chocolate and before that he held a number of finance and strategy roles at Cadbury plc before being appointed its Chief Strategy Officer from 2004 to 2010. Mark is also a Non-Executive Director of JD Wetherspoon plc, where he is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
Steven Esom
Non-Executive Director
Steven joined Cranswick as a Non-Executive Director in 2009 and is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. He has held a number of senior positions within the food sector including Executive Director of Food at Marks & Spencer plc which followed twelve years at Waitrose, the last five years of which he was Managing Director. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman for the British Retail Consortium (trading), the Ice Organisation and Advantage Travel Centres.
Kate Allum
Non-Executive Director
Kate joined Cranswick as a Non-Executive Director in July 2013. She is the former Chief Executive of First Milk Limited and also a former head of the European supply chain for McDonalds.