Dairy Crest Group Plc
DCG:LN

Appointed as a Non-executive Director of Dairy Crest in January 2011, Stephen is Chairman of Immediate Media Company Ltd., a multi platform magazine publisher, Look ahead Housing and Care, a London based charity and \"rhubarb\" food design Ltd., a premium catering business. He is also an operating partner at OpCapita LLP.

Appointed a director in 2002, Mark became Chief Executive in January 2007. He joined Dairy Crest in August 1991. He was formerly with Shell UK Ltd. He is Chairman of Business in the Community\'s South West Advisory Board and a Trustee of The Prince\'s Countryside Fund. He sits on the Board of Dairy UK and as a Non-executive Director of Howdens Joinery Plc and The GLF Schools Board.

Appointed as a Non-executive Director in August 2009. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, he has previously held senior finance positions at Courtaulds Textiles, Diageo, Bowater Scott and Kodak and was Group Finance Director at George Wimpey plc until 2007. He has previously held non-executive directorships at Royal Mail Holdings, Venture Production and AWG. In April 2010 he was appointed Executive Chairman of Countryside Properties PLC.

Appointed as a Non-executive director in November 2011, Sue is a member of the Executive Management Team of Chime Communications PLC, a position she has held since 2003. Before that, Sue served as Marketing Director of the BBC for 7 years, Director of Corporate Affairs, Thames Television for 3 years and Director of Corporate Communications, Vauxhall Motors. She is also a Trustee of the Historic Royal Palaces and a Non Executive Director of Motivcom plc.

Appointed as a Non-executive Director in November 2010. He had a 30 year career with the National Farmers Union, serving as Director General for 13 years. He is a Non-executive Director of Moy Park Limited, Chairman of Safe and Local Supplier Approval and Chairman of DEFRA’s Better Regulation Task Force. He is also a governor of The Royal Agricultural College Cirencester and is a member of the board of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.

Appointed in April 2008. He is a solicitor having worked in private practice, and in-house in both retail and international manufacturing, latterly with Gallaher Group Plc

Tom Atherton was made Finance Director in May 2013, having been Dairy Crest\'s Director of Financial Control for four years and working for the company for seven years. Prior to that Tom held senior finance positions in Logica plc and Thorn plc. He is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified in 1995.