The Board

He chairs the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Gerald is also Chairman of Moneysupermarket.com the leading price comparison website which floated in July 2007 and of the Royal National Institute of the Deaf, the UK’s largest charity representing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.  He is also a non executive director of the investment and stock broking business, Numis Securities and of Towry Holdings Limited.

He was a Non-Executive Director of Greencore Group plc from 2004 until February 2010, the Chairman of SSL International plc from 2005 until October 2010 and of the Woolworths Group plc from 2001 to 2007, Chief Executive of Railtrack plc from 1997 to 2000, Group Finance Director of Grand Metropolitan plc from 1994 to 1997 and was Group Finance Director of Redland plc between 1987 and 1994. He was a Non-Executive Director of the property group MEPC plc from 1995 to 1998 and Burmah Castrol plc from 1998 to 2000 and the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire between April 2010-11.

Prior to that he had held a number of senior roles including Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Britvic in 1996 as Director of Sales for grocery multiples (supermarkets) having previously worked for Golden Wonder and Pedigree Pet Foods. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Johnson Service Group PLC, Chairman of business4Life, and Immediate Past President and a Director of The British Soft Drinks Association Limited.

Prior to joining Britvic, he was Senior Corporate Finance & Planning Manager for Bass PLC, and prior to that role, Finance Director and subsequently Deputy Managing Director of Gala Clubs.

He is also a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He was formerly the Chief Executive of Mothercare plc and Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Disney Store, Europe and Asia Pacific. Ben has also held senior management positions with WHSmith group in the UK and the USA and L’Oreal S.A. in France and in the UK. He has an MBA from INSEAD.

She has been a member of the PepsiCo legal department since 1990, holding a series of positions in the UK and the US and most recently acting as the Head of Legal (UK and Europe) for PepsiCo International’s food and snack beverages division. She is also a Trustee and Chair of the Mesen Educational Trust.

He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc and served as Non-Executive Director of Spice plc from 2006 until its acquisition by Cinven in December 2010. Michael was Finance Director of Greene King plc from 1991 to 2005 and, prior to that, he was an associate partner with Accenture.

Bob chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. He is also currently the Chairman of David Lloyd Leisure and the Executive Chairman of Mitchells and Butler plc.

During the 1980s, Bob Ivell was the Managing Director of Beefeater. Between 1999 and 2004 he was on the board of Scottish & Newcastle plc as Chairman of the Retail Division, and between 2004 and 2008 was Executive Chairman of Regent Inns PLC.