Newcastle upon Tyne / UK. (gplc) Greggs PLC is the United Kingdom´s leading retailer specialising in sandwiches, savouries and other baker-fresh food on the go. It has 1’400 retail outlets throughout the UK, trading under the Greggs and Bakers Oven brands. Iain Ferguson, CBE (53) will join the Board as an additional Non-Executive Director with effect from 31 March 2009. He has been Chief Executive of Tate + Lyle PLC since May 2003. Previously, he worked for Unilever where he held a number of senior positions including Executive Chairman of Birds Eye Walls and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He is a former Commissioner on the UK Government´s Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food and also a former President of the Institute of Grocery Distribution. He was, until 31 December 2008, President of the UK Food and Drink Federation and is Honorary Vice President of the British Nutrition Foundation and a member of Defra´s Council of Food Policy Advisors. Greggs Chairman Derek Netherton: «I am delighted to welcome Iain Ferguson to the Board, and am sure that we will benefit from his extensive experience of the food industry, particularly in manufacturing».
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