Premier Foods Regulatory News (PFD)

26 January 2022

Premier Foods plc (the "Company" or the "Group")

Non-executive director appointment

Premier Foods is pleased to announce the appointment of Tania Howarth as an independent non-executive director of the Company commencing Tuesday 1st March 2022. Tania will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Tania has extensive senior executive experience across global FMCG businesses. Until 2017 she was Chief Operating Officer of Nomad Foods, a European frozen foods business listed on the NYSE, with household brands such as Birds Eye, Findus and Iglo. During her 10-year tenure she had responsibility for Supply Chain, Quality, HR, IT and M&A integration. Prior to this, she was CIO for the Coca-Cola Company's European and African businesses and spent nine years at Walkers Snack Foods, latterly as CIO. Tania is non-executive Chair of Ozo Innovations Ltd, a sustainable hygiene solutions company, an advisor to the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a member of the Technology Advisory Board at NatWest Group plc.

Colin Day, Chairman said:

"I am delighted that Tania has agreed to join the Board. She brings with her considerable senior executive experience in the branded food industry with particular expertise in technology. Her appointment strengthens the breadth of the Board's experience as we continue to pursue our branded growth strategy and path to further value creation."

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The following information sets out the disclosure required in respect of LR 9.6.13:

Pursuant to LR 9.6.13(1), Tania Howarth was an executive director of Nomad Foods Ltd from April 2016 to November 2017, a public company listed on the NYSE.

Pursuant to LR 9.6.13(3), Tania Howarth was a Director of TimeBox-Change Ltd, a private consultancy services company, which was dissolved by member's voluntary liquidation in December 2019.

 No further information is required to be disclosed with respect to her appointment under LR 9.6.13.

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About Premier Foods

As one of Britain's largest food producers, we're passionate about food and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone. Premier Foods employs over 4,000 people operating from 16 sites across the country, supplying a range of retail, wholesale, foodservice and other customers with our iconic brands which feature in millions of homes every day. 

Through some of the nation's best-loved brands, including Ambrosia, Batchelors, Bisto, Loyd Grossman, Mr. Kipling, Oxo and Sharwood's, we're creating great tasting products that contribute to healthy and balanced diets, while committing to nurturing our people and our local communities, and going further in the pursuit of a healthier planet, in line with our Purpose of 'Enriching Life Through Food'.