Britvic Plc
BVIC:LN
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Listed in 2005 after its owners - Whitbread, InterContinental, Allied Domecq and PepsiCo - agreed to demerge the business and float it. The company has a number of high profile brands in its portfolio including Robinsons, Tango and J2O. Britvic is the largest supplier of still soft drinks and the number two supplier of carbonates. In total the group has around 2,700 employees.
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Board of Directors
Gerald Corbett DL
Non-Executive Chairman
Gerald Corbett has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Company since 24 November 2005. He chairs the Britvic Nomination Committee and is a member of the Britvic Remuneration Committee. Gerald is also Chairman of Betfair Group plc and a Non-Executive Chairman of the investment and stockbroking business, Numis Corporation plc. In May 2015, he was commissioned to become Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Over a long business career, Gerald has been a director of 12 public companies, six of which he has chaired. His most recent roles were as Chairman of Moneysupermarket.com Group plc between 2007-2014 and of SSL International plc between 2005-2010. His executive career included Group Finance Director roles with Redland plc and Grand Metropolitan plc, and he was Chief Executive of Railtrack between 1997-2000.
Simon Litherland
Chief Executive Officer
Simon Litherland was appointed Chief Executive Officer in February 2013 and is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the company’s business strategy. He joined Britvic in September 2011, initially as Managing Director of Britvic GB. Prior to this, he had a career spanning 20 years with Diageo. His last role was MD of Diageo Great Britain, having previously run Diageo’s businesses in South Africa, Ireland and Central and Eastern Europe. During his time at Diageo, Simon was responsible for an extensive portfolio of brands including Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan. In his earlier career he held a variety of International Finance Director roles in Diageo, IDV and Grand Metropolitan. In February 2015, Simon joined the board of ISBA (the Voice of British Advertisers) as President and Chairman of their Council. Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloittes in South Africa and has a business degree at the University of Cape Town
John Gibney
Chief Financial Officer
John Gibney was appointed Finance Director in 1999 and is responsible for Finance, Legal, Estates, Risk Management, Quality, Safety and Environment, and Procurement. He is also Chairman of Counterpoint, the Britvic licenced wholesale business for Ireland. Prior to joining Britvic, he was Senior Corporate Finance & Planning Manager for Bass PLC, and prior to that role, Finance Director and subsequently Deputy Managing Director of Gala Clubs.
Ben Gordon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ben Gordon was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 15 April 2008. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of St. Ives plc and Chairman of Powerleague Group Limited. In September 2014, Ben became a Trustee of the Canal & River Trust. Formerly, Ben was the Chief Executive of Mothercare plc and former Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Disney Store, Europe and Asia Pacific. He has also held senior management positions with WHSmith group in the UK and the USA and L’Oreal S.A. in France and in the UK. Ben has an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Joanne Averiss
Non-Executive Director
Joanne Averiss was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 18 November 2005 and is the Pepsi Group Nominee Director. She has been a member of the Pepsi Group legal department since 1990, holding a series of positions in the UK and the US and is currently Senior Vice President Law, General Counsel, Europe with legal responsibility for all of the Pepsi Group’s business within its Europe sector. Joanne is also a Trustee and Chair of the Mesen Educational Trust.
Bob Ivell
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Bob Ivell was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 24 November 2005 and is the Company’s Senior Independent Director. He chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. He is currently non-executive chairman of Mitchells & Butlers plc, Carpetright plc and senior independent director of AGA Rangemaster Group plc. He was previously chairman of David Lloyd Leisure Limited, Park Resorts Group Limited, Next Generation Clubs Pacific and a non-executive director of The Restaurant Group plc. He has over 30 years\' experience in the food and beverage industry, holding executive roles with Regent Inns plc, Scottish & Newcastle plc and Whitbread plc.
Ian McHoul
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ian McHoul was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2014 and succeeded Michael Shallow as Chairman of the Audit Committee when Michael stepped down from the Board on 1 July 2014. Ian is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Amec Foster Wheeler plc, a position he has held since 2008. Prior to this, Ian was Finance Director of Scottish & Newcastle plc and Finance and Strategy Director of the Inntrepreneur Pub Group Ltd, and he spent 10 years with Foster’s Brewing Group in a variety of roles. Ian was a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Premier Foods plc between 2004 and 2013, the last year of which he was also the Senior Independent Director.
John Daly
Independent Non-Executive Director
John Daly was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 27 January 2015. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Wolseley plc, a position he has held since May 2014 and where he serves on all of the Board Committees. In June 2015, John joined the board of G4S PLC as a Non-Executive Director. Formerly, John held various executive leadership positions over the course of 20 years at British American Tobacco plc (‘BAT’). His most recent positions at BAT were Chief Operating Officer (from 2010 to 2014) and Regional Director for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong (from 2004 to 2010). John remains a Director of Reynolds American Inc., a US public company owned 42% by BAT. Prior to his time with BAT, John held various sales and marketing positions with Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pennwalt Corporation and Schering-Plough.