Last checked at 26 Oct 2016 10:17
26 October 2016
Tate & Lyle PLC
Board changes
Tate & Lyle PLC (the “Company”) announces that Jeanne Johns has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Corporate Responsibility, Remuneration and Nominations Committees with effect from today, 26 October 2016.
Jeanne is based in the US and is a non-executive director of Parsons Corporation, a US engineering, construction, technical, and management services organisation. During Jeanne’s 30 year career with BP, she most recently served as the Head of Safety and Operational Risk for BP’s global downstream business from 2011 to 2015 and was responsible for overhauling the safety and operational risk organisation. Prior to this role, Jeanne held numerous leadership roles in Europe, the US and China, managing multinational businesses and global strategic business development.
Jeanne will assume the chairmanship of the Corporate Responsibility Committee with effect from 1 April 2017. She will replace Bill Camp who is retiring as a Director of the Company on 31 March 2017, having served on the Board since May 2010.
Sir Peter Gershon, Chairman of Tate & Lyle, said "I am delighted that Jeanne has agreed to join the Board. Her significant experience of building organisational cultures with the highest standards in safety, together with her experience in a range of global leadership roles will be of significant benefit to the Board.
“I would also like to thank Bill for his dedicated service and the significant contribution he has made to the Board and the Corporate Responsibility Committee during his tenure.”
There are no further disclosures to be made in connection with Ms Johns’s appointment pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules.
For more information contact Tate & Lyle PLC:
Christopher Marsh, Group VP, Investor and Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7257 2110 or Mobile: +44 (0) 7796 192 688
Andrew Lorenz (FTI Consulting), Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 7113 or Mobile: +44 (0) 7775 641 807
About Tate & Lyle:
Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, with operations at more than 25 facilities worldwide.
Tate & Lyle operates through two global divisions, Speciality Food Ingredients and Bulk Ingredients, supported by our Innovation and Commercial Development and Global Operations groups. The Group's strategy is to become a leading global provider of Speciality Food Ingredients through a disciplined focus on growth, and by driving Bulk Ingredients for sustained cash generation to fuel this growth.
Speciality Food Ingredients consists of three platforms: Texturants, which includes speciality starches and stabilisers; Sweeteners, which comprises nutritive sweeteners and our range of no-calorie sweeteners including SPLENDA® Sucralose; and our Health and Wellness portfolio which includes speciality fibres and our salt-reduction offering. Additionally, our Food Systems business provides a wide variety of blended ingredient solutions.
Tate & Lyle Bulk Ingredients includes bulk sweeteners, industrial starches and fermentation products (primarily acidulants). Corn co-products from both divisions are primarily sold as animal feed.
Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under TATYY. In the year to 31 March 2016, Tate & Lyle sales totalled ÂŁ2.4 billion. For more information, please visit http://www.tateandlyle.com.
SPLENDA® is a trademark of Heartland Consumer Products LLC.
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