Premier Foods plc announced two senior appointments. Colin Day has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Company and Alex Whitehouse, UK Managing Director, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board. Both are permanent appointments and effective 30 August 2019.

Having been CFO for six years, and acting CEO for the past seven months, Alastair Murray has agreed with the Board to leave the business and step down from the Board, also with effect from 30 August 2019. Duncan Leggett, Group Director of Financial Control and Corporate Development, will become acting Chief Financial Officer pending a permanent appointment.