Pental Limited announced that it intends to appoint Charlie McLeish as CEO effective from 1 January 2014. The current CEO, Alan Fisher, was appointed in April 2012 on a two year contract and was tasked with restructuring the Pental business. Alan will continue as CEO until 31 December 2013 and then provide consulting services to the company until April 2014.

Charlie McLeish joined Pental in May 2011. Prior to his appointment at Pental, Charlie spent over 30 years in the fast moving consumer goods industry including 20 years managing major bakeries within Bunge Australia (Goodman Fielder) focusing on business turnaround.