The Kitwave Group has appointed Dr Marnie Millard OBE to the Board as non-executive chair, replacing the outgoing Chair, Steve Smith.
Millard has worked on executive and board-level experience in the FMCG industry for more than two decades and worked as chief executive of Nichols Plc for more than two decades.
Ben Maxted, chief executive of Kitwave, commented: “On behalf of everyone at Kitwave, I am delighted to welcome Marnie to the Board as our new Chair. We believe that her experience and expertise will be of huge value as we continue to drive our growth strategy and enhance our customer offering. We are all looking forward to working with Marnie and, together, delivering further value for the Group and its shareholders.
Read more: Kitwave performance in-line with expectations, group says
Kitwave recently reported that trading during the six months up to the end of May was in line with its expectations despite weaker demand in hospitality-related revenue, which impacted the foodservice division’s performance at the end of last year.
However, trading in the Foodservice division did improve towards the end of the Period as hospitality-related revenue recovered prior to Easter. The revenue performance of the Retail & Wholesale division was said to be robust.
