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BAKKAVOR ANNUAL REPORT AND 2012 ACCOUNTS 2012
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1. Agust Gudmundsson
Chief Executive Officer
See previous page.
2. Peter Gates
Chief Financial Officer
Peter was appointed CFO of Bakkavor Group in November 2010. He
has worked in a number of international companies, including Saatchi
& Saatchi Co. plc and Avis Europe plc. Peter spent much of 2009 at
Bakkavor as Interim Group Treasurer. He is a Chartered Accountant and
a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Peter has a BSc
(Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Southampton.
3. Ann Savage
Group Technical Director
Ann was appointed Group Technical Director in 2004. She is responsible
for Food Safety, Health and Safety management, Manufacturing
Excellence and Environmental management at Bakkavor. Ann has more
than 30 years of experience in technical, research and development and
manufacturing roles within the retail and food industry. She studied at
the Open University and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Management
Studies from Nottingham University.
4. John Gorman
President – Bakkavor North America
John took up his current position in January 2012, prior to which he
worked as the Group’s Business Director of Fresh Meal Solutions in the
UK. John has over 30 years’ experience in chilled food, 22 of which have
been at Bakkavor and Geest. He has held senior roles in Operations,
Technical and New Product Development and senior offices with a
number of UK Food and Drink research organisations and associations.
John studied Food Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University.
5. Einar Gustafsson
Managing Director – Bakkavor Asia
Einar was appointed Managing Director for Bakkavor Asia in 2005 and
has served within the Group for seven years. He began his career at
Deloitte Consulting, after which he successfully turned around two
businesses in the seafood industry. Einar has a BSc degree in Business
Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA
from Columbia Business School.
6. Mike Edwards
Sector Managing Director
Mike is Managing Director of the Meals Solutions sector in the UK. He
joined Bakkavor in 2001 as a manufacturing manager and held various
general and senior management roles within the Group before taking
his current position. Prior to joining Bakkavor Mike worked in general
management at Heinz. He has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from
Portsmouth Polytechnic.
7. Ivan Clingan
Sector Managing Director
Ivan is Managing Director of the Prepared Produce sector in the UK. Since
joining Bakkavor in 1990 Ivan worked in various financial, general and senior
management roles before taking his current position. Prior to Bakkavor he
worked at Nestle. Ivan has a BA (Joint Hons) in Finance and Economics
from the University of Stirling and is a Qualified Accountant (CIMA).
8. Steve Broadbent
Sector Managing Director
Steve is Managing Director of the Convenience Foods sector in the UK.
He joined Bakkavor in 1997 as a general manager and held various roles in
manufacturing, general and senior management before taking his current
position. He entered the food industry in 1982 as a Graduate Trainee
(Manufacturing) at Express Dairy UK Ltd (later a part of Northern Foods)
and has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Biochemistry from Brunel University.
* Gordon Pates, CEO UK & Europe, retired from the Group at the end of December 2012.
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