The Board of Greggs plc announced that it has appointed Matthew (Matt) Davies as an independent non-executive director and Chair Designate. Matt joins the Board with immediate effect, and will be appointed as Chair on 1stNovember 2022, when the current Chair, Ian Durant, will step down. Matt is a widely experienced retailer, and during his executive career held CEO positions at Tesco UK & Ireland, Pets at Home, and Halfords.

As a non-executive director, Matt chaired N Brown Group plc between 2018 and 2021, and was on the Board of Dunelm Group plc between 2012 and 2015. He is Chair of private equity-owned Hobbycraft, and is an Operating Partner at Advent International.