Governance Associated British Foods plc

ABF

GB0006731235

Food Processing

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Dec. 27	George Weston Signs Automatic Share Purchase Plan	MT
Dec. 27	George Weston Brief: Entering into Automatic Share Purchase Plan	MT

Executive Committee: Associated British Foods plc

Manager

Positions heldSince

George Weston

61 year

Chief Executive Officer

2005-03-31

Paul Lister

61 year

Corporate Secretary

2000-12-31

Eoin Tonge

53 year

Director of Finance/CFO

2023-04-27

Sue Rachel Whalley

Human Resources Officer

2019-09-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: Associated British Foods plc

Director

CommitteesSince

Michael McLintock

63 year

Compensation Committee	2018-04-10
Nominating Committee Chair	2018-04-10

Loraine Woodhouse

57 year

Nominating Committee	2022-11-30
Audit Committee Chair	2023-08-31
Compensation Committee	2024-09-30
Audit Committee	2024-09-30

Graham Allan

70 year

Nominating Committee	2022-06-23
Compensation Committee Chair	2023-04-30
Audit Committee	2020-08-31
Compensation Committee	2022-06-23

Annie Murphy

Audit Committee	2023-09-05
Compensation Committee	2023-09-05
Nominating Committee	2023-09-05

Dame Rabbatts

70 year

Audit Committee	2024-01-21
Compensation Committee	2024-01-21
Nominating Committee	2024-01-21

Richard Reid

68 year

Compensation Committee	2016-04-13
Nominating Committee	2018-06-30
Audit Committee Chair	2016-04-13

Kumsal Bayazit Besson

Audit Committee	2023-11-30
Compensation Committee	2023-11-30

George Weston

61 year

Compensation Committee Chair

2012-09-30

Eoin Tonge

53 year

Director/Board Member

2023-04-27

Emma Adamo

62 year

Director/Board Member

2011-11-30

Latest Appointments: Associated British Foods plc

Associated British Foods plc Announces Stepping Down of Richard Reid as Non-Executive Director, Effective 30 April 2025	Dec. 06	CI
Associated British Foods plc Appoints Loraine Woodhouse as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 October 2024	24-09-05	CI
Luceco plc Appoints Janet Ryan as a Non-Executive Director and a Member of Audit Committee, Effective 1 July 2024	24-06-18	CI
New H&M CEO Daniel Ervér 'concerned' about Red Sea disruptions	24-01-31	RE
Crest Nicholson names Persimmon's Martyn Clark as CEO	24-01-23	AN
M&C Saatchi hires Heather Rabbatts to be senior director	24-01-22	AN
Sweden’s Probi Names New CFO	23-10-20	MT

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Former Officers and Directors: Associated British Foods plc

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Wolfhart Hauser

Director/Board Member	2015-01-13	2024-01-17
Independent Dir/Board Member	2015-01-13	2024-01-17

Ruth Cairnie

Director/Board Member	2014-04-30	2023-08-30
Independent Dir/Board Member	2014-04-30	2023-08-30

John Bason

Director/Board Member	2010-11-18	2023-04-27
Director of Finance/CFO	1999-05-03	2023-04-27
Public Communications Contact	2009-07-27	2009-08-11

Charles Sinclair

Director/Board Member	2008-09-30	2009-08-11
Chairman	2009-03-31	2018-04-10

Francisco Ferrán Larraz

Director/Board Member	2004-12-31	2017-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2004-12-31	2017-12-31

Timothy Clarke

Director/Board Member	2004-11-02	2016-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2004-11-02	2016-12-31

Peter Alan Smith

Director/Board Member	2007-02-27	2016-04-12
Independent Dir/Board Member	2007-02-27	2016-04-12

Michael Hastings Jay

Director/Board Member	2006-10-31	2015-11-29
Independent Dir/Board Member	2006-10-31	2015-11-29

Stephen Catling

Chief Executive Officer

2002-12-31

2013-12-31

Flic Howard-Allen

Public Communications Contact

2013-12-31

Willard Weston

Director/Board Member

1963-12-31

2011-11-30

Andrew Downie

Chief Operating Officer

2007-06-30

2011-09-30

Martin G. Adamson

Chairman

2009-04-20

Chwan Der King

Corporate Officer/Principal

2002-12-31

2008-12-31

Chris Carney

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2005-12-31

2007-12-31

Adam Le Van

Director of Finance/CFO

2006-12-31

2007-12-31

Michael Alexander

Director/Board Member

2007-12-06

Jeffery Francis Harris

Director/Board Member

2007-04-17

Benjamin David Jemphrey Kent

Corporate Officer/Principal

2003-12-31

Choong Hong Foong

Chief Executive Officer

1987-12-31

Blair Ashley Bedford Jenkins

Director/Board Member	-	2010-11-30
President	-	-

Geoff Lancaster

Public Communications Contact	-	2011-04-24
Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-04-24	-

John R. R. MacGregor

Director/Board Member

Peter Wiradjaja

Corporate Officer/Principal

Pete Trundley

Chief Operating Officer

Stephen MacGregor

Director/Board Member

Brian Egan

Director of Finance/CFO

Simon Joseph Smith

Corporate Secretary

Katrina Eastoe

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ava Huang

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

David S. Manning

Public Communications Contact	-	2010-11-23
Corporate Officer/Principal	2010-11-23	-

Indira Walker

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Carmel Mary Arrowsmith

Corporate Officer/Principal

Marie-Louise Clayton

Corporate Officer/Principal

Paul Read

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Garman

Director/Board Member

Susan Yawson

Corporate Officer/Principal

Roger Mann

Corporate Officer/Principal

Russell Taylor

Corporate Officer/Principal

Bruce E. Grout

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	7
Female	6

Of which Executive Committee

Male	3
Female	1

Of which Directors

Male	5
Female	5

ESG MSCI

ESG

Environment

Social

Governance

Controversy

Associated British Foods plc is one of the largest European food processing groups. Net sales (not including sold divisions) break down by family of products as follows: - grocery and bakery products (21.2%): tea (Twinings brand), oils (Mazola and Capullo), spices (Spice Islands and Durkee), jam, bread, biscuits, sauces, etc.; - sugar (12.6%): Silver Spoon, Billington's brands, etc.; - ingredients (10.7%): yeasts, flavorings, emulsifiers, sterols, esters, etc.; - processed food products (8.3%): mainly cereal and animal feed. The remaining sales (47.2%) are from clothing distribution (451 outlets located mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal under the Primark and Penneys names). Net sales (not including sold divisions) are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (36.5%), Europe and Africa (39.1%), Americas (12.3%) and Asia/Pacific (11.8%).

Employees

138,000

Sector

Food Processing

Calendar

2025-01-22 - Q1 2025 Sales and Revenue Release - Trading Update

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