Company profile
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Gerald Corbett has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Company since 24 November 2005. He chairs the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Gerald is also Chairman of SSL International plc and Moneysupermarket.com Group Limited and is a Non-Executive Director of Greencore Group plc based in Dublin. He was Chairman 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.
Chief Executive
Paul Moody became Chief Executive upon the Company's flotation in December 2005 and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business. Prior to that he had held a number of senior roles including Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Paul Moody joined Britvic in 1996 as Director of Sales for grocery multiples (supermarkets) having previously worked for Golden Wonder and Pedigree Pet Foods. Paul Moody is also currently the President of the British Soft Drinks Association.
Finance Director
John Gibney was appointed Finance Director in 1999 and is responsible for finance, IT, legal, estates, risk management and business transformation. Prior to joining Britvic, John Gibney was Senior Corporate Finance & Planning Manager for Bass PLC, and prior to that role, Finance Director and subsequently Deputy Managing Director of Gala Clubs.
Non-executive Director
Joanne Averiss was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 18 November 2005 and is the PepsiCo Nominee Director. Joanne Averiss 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.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ben Gordon was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 15 April 2008. He is also a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Ben is currently the Chief Executive of Mothercare plc and was formerly Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Disney Store, Europe and Asia Pacific. He has also held senior management positions with WH Smith group in Europe and the USA and L’Oreal S.A., Paris and has an MBA from INSEAD.
Senior Independent (Non-Executive) Director
Bob Ivell was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 24 November 2005 and is the Company’s Senior Independent Director. He chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Bob is currently the Chairman of David Lloyd Leisure. During the 1980s Bob was the Managing Director of Beefeater. He was also on the board of Scottish & Newcastle plc as Chairman of the Retail Division between 1999 and 2004 and was Executive Chairman of Regent Inns PLC between 2004 and 2008.
Michael Shallow was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 24 November 2005 and chairs the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is, in addition, a Non-Executive Director of Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc and Spice plc. Michael was Finance Director of Greene King plc from 1991 to 2005 and, prior to that, he was an associate partner with Accenture.