Board members

Background and experience

Appointed to the board on 1 August 2013

Paul, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed as Chairman on 12 December 2018, having previously been a non-executive director since 1 August 2013, and Audit Chair since 1 February 2014 until his appointment as Chairman. Paul was Group Finance Director of Travis Perkins plc from 1996 until his retirement in February 2013, having worked for Travis Perkins since 1988. He was previously senior independent non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Clipper Logistics plc and a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pendragon PLC and Redrow plc.

Paul is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Other appointments

Grafton Group plc

Senior independent non-executive director, Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Background and experience

Appointed to the board on 1 August 2013

Denise has been a partner at Eversheds LLP (now Eversheds-Sutherland LLP) since 2004. Previously she was Company Secretary and General Counsel at ASDA Group plc, later part of Wal-Mart, from 1993 to 2004. Prior to this she worked in the City in corporate finance with Slaughter and May. Denise’s previous non-executive directorships include The British Olympic Association, Redrow plc, SCS Upholstery plc and Scarborough Building Society.

Denise was appointed as senior independent non-executive director on 1 November 2018. She is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Other appointments

Pool Reinsurance Limited

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee and Nominations and Conflicts Committee.

University of York Council

Chairman and pro Chancellor.

St Giles Trust

Chairman.

Yorkshire 2019 Limited

Senior independent director.

Eversheds-Sutherland LLP

Partner.

Background and experience

Appointed to the board on 1 October 2017

Jill was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2017. Jill has extensive sales, marketing and general management experience across a number of blue chip companies including Mars, PepsiCo and Premier Foods.

Jill is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Other appointments

Northgate plc

Non-Executive Director, Remuneration Committee Chair and a member of the Audit and Risk and Nominations Committees.

St. Austell Brewery Company Limited

Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees..

C&C Group plc

Non-Executive Director and a member of the Remuneration Committees..

Background and experience

Appointed to the board on 1 February 2018

Ian was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 February 2018, and appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee on 12 December 2018. Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1984. His early career was spent in the brewing industry. Between 1985 and 1995 he held various positions with the Foster’s Brewing Group, including General Manager, Strategy. He was Finance & Strategy Director of the Inntrepreneur Pub Company Limited from 1995 to 1998 and then served at Scottish & Newcastle plc from 1998 to 2008, first as Finance Director of Scottish Courage and later as Group Finance Director of Scottish & Newcastle plc. From 2008 to 2017 he was Chief Financial Officer of Amec Foster Wheeler plc.

He was also a non-executive director of Premier Foods plc from July 2004 to April 2013.

Ian is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Other appointments

Britvic plc

Senior independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee

Young & Co's Brewary P.L.C. 

Non-Executive Director

The Vitec Group plc

Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate