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17 April 2023
Greencore Group plc
Directorate Change
The Board of Greencore Group plc ("Greencore", or the "Group") today announces that Emma Hynes has informed the Board of her intention to step down from her role as Director and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Greencore.
After three years in her current role with Greencore, Emma will step down from her role as Director following the release of the Group's half-year results in May and will then remain with Greencore for a transition period to help ensure a smooth succession process.
Emma joined Greencore as CFO in April 2020 having previously served in a variety of finance leadership roles in Greencore over 11 years, including as Group Finance Director.
Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Dalton Philips, commented: "In her many years at Greencore, Emma has made an enormous contribution to the evolution of the Group, particularly in her current role as Chief Financial Officer and her leadership over this time has been invaluable.
On a personal note, I would like to thank Emma for her counsel and support since my appointment as CEO. On behalf of everyone at Greencore, we wish her all the very best for the future."
The Board has commenced a search process for a new CFO and further related announcements will be made in due course.
This announcement is made pursuant to LR 9.6.11 of the Listing Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Dalton Philips | Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +353 (0) 1 486 3326 |
Damien Moynagh | Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | Tel: +353 (0) 1 605 1000 |
Rob Greening/ Nick Hayns/ Sam Austrums | Powerscourt | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446 |
Billy Murphy/ Claire Rowley/ Cian Doherty | Drury Communications | Tel: +353 (0) 1 260 5000 |
About Greencore
We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We supply to all the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.
In FY22, we manufactured 795m sandwiches and other food to go products, 127m chilled prepared meals, and 296m bottles of cooking sauces, pickles, condiments and chilled soups. We carry out more than 10,600 direct to store deliveries each day. We have 23 world-class manufacturing units across 16 locations in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of £1.7bn in FY22 and employ approximately 14,000 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. For further information go to www.greencore.com or follow Greencore on social media.