Governance Associated British Foods plc

ABF

GB0006731235

Food Processing

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08:37am	Bernstein Downgrades Associated British Foods to Market Perform, Cuts PT	MT
05:19am	Morgan Stanley cuts Mondi; BofA cuts Ashtead	AN

Executive Committee: Associated British Foods plc

Manager

Positions heldSince

George Weston

62 year

Chief Executive Officer

2005-03-31

Paul Lister

62 year

Corporate Secretary

2000-12-31

Sue Whalley

Human Resources Officer

2019-09-30

Joana Edwards

56 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	-
Director of Finance/CFO	2025-03-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: Associated British Foods plc

Director

CommitteesSince

Michael McLintock

64 year

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

Annie Murphy

Audit Committee	2026-01-04
Compensation Committee	2026-01-04
Nominating Committee	2026-01-04
Governance Committee	2026-01-04

Graham Allan

71 year

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

Loraine Woodhouse

58 year

Compensation Committee	2024-09-30
Nominating Committee	2024-09-30
Audit Committee Chair	2025-04-23

Kumsal Bayazit Besson

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

Dame Rabbatts

71 year

Audit Committee	2025-04-13
Compensation Committee	2025-04-13
Nominating Committee	2025-04-13

George Weston

62 year

Compensation Committee Chair

2012-09-30

Eoin Tonge

54 year

Director/Board Member

2023-04-27

Emma Adamo

63 year

Director/Board Member

2011-11-30

Latest Appointments: Associated British Foods plc

25-10-06	Smiths News confirms February start date for new CFO Richard Clay	AN
25-06-26	PRESS DIGEST-British Business - June 27	RE
25-06-15	PRESS DIGEST-British Business - June 16	RE
25-04-29	Associated British Foods plc Announces Termination of Richard Harry Reid as Director, Effective April 30, 2025	CI
25-04-29	AB Foods says conglomerate structure working well	RE
25-03-31	Primark's Marchant was investigated over previous 'inappropriate communication', says AB Foods	RE
25-03-31	Associated British Foods' Primark CEO Resigns After Misconduct Probe	MT

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Former Officers and Directors: Associated British Foods plc

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Richard Reid

Director/Board Member	2016-04-13	2025-04-29
Independent Dir/Board Member	2016-04-13	2025-04-29

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

Pete Trundley

Chief Operating Officer

2012-08-31

2016-09-30

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

Flic Howard-Allen

Public Communications Contact

2013-12-31

Stephen Catling

Chief Executive Officer

2002-12-31

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

Katrina Eastoe

Corporate Officer/Principal

Indira Walker

Corporate Officer/Principal

Christopher Keene Alexander Barrie

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Carmel Mary Arrowsmith

Corporate Officer/Principal

Susan Yawson

Corporate Officer/Principal

Peter Wiradjaja

Corporate Officer/Principal

Bruce E. Grout

Corporate Officer/Principal

Russell Taylor

Corporate Officer/Principal

Simon Joseph Smith

Corporate Secretary

Geoff Lancaster

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

Roger Mann

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brian Egan

Director of Finance/CFO

Ava Huang

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

Marie-Louise Clayton

Corporate Officer/Principal

Paul Read

Corporate Officer/Principal

Stephen MacGregor

Director/Board Member

David Garman

Director/Board Member

John R. R. MacGregor

Director/Board Member

David S. Manning

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

Blair Ashley Bedford Jenkins

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

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	5
Female	7

Of which Executive Committee

Male	2
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	4
Female	5

Revisions

Révisions CA 1 an

Révisions CA 4 mois

Révisions CA 1 mois

Révisions BNA 1 an

Révisions BNA 4 mois

ESG MSCI

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Controverses Subventions fiscales

Conforme à la finance Islamique

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 (21.3%): tea (Twinings brand), oils (Mazola and Capullo), spices (Spice Islands and Durkee), jam, bread, biscuits, sauces, etc.; - sugar (10.6%): Silver Spoon, Billington's brands, etc.; - ingredients (10.6%): yeasts, flavorings, emulsifiers, sterols, esters, etc.; - processed food products (8.4%): mainly cereal and animal feed. The remaining sales (49.1%) are from clothing distribution (473 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 (35.8%), Europe and Africa (39.6%), Americas (12.7%) and Asia/Pacific (11.9%).

Employees

138,000

Sector

Food Processing

Calendar

Apr. 21 - Q2 2026 Earnings Release

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