Management Changes-Greencore

Greencore Group PLC 04 November 2002 GREENCORE GROUP PLC CONTACT MS C.M. BERGIN TELEPHONE: +353 1 6051029 FAX: +353 1 605 1104 MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') Greencore today announces changes in the composition and roles of its group executive. The new group executive comes into effect today and comprises David Dilger (Chief Executive), Neil Chalk (Group Strategy and Development Director), Tony Hynes (Chief Operating Officer), Patrick Kennedy (Chief Financial Officer), Anne Truelove, Gerry Smith and Caroline Bergin (Group Company Secretary). Anne Truelove becomes Chief Executive Greencore Chilled, responsible for the Group's UK and Continental European chilled convenience foods businesses. Gerry Smith becomes Chief Executive Greencore Ambient and Frozen, where his responsibilities now encompass all ambient and frozen businesses. Tony Hynes in addition to his existing responsibility for Greencore's Ingredients and Agribusinesses will establish, lead and implement certain key processes in order to create best practice and to drive value across the entire Group. Peter Woodall, an executive director of Greencore, is to take over as Managing Director of Greencore's pizza businesses. Over the past two years Peter led the integration and consolidation of the Group's convenience food businesses. Commenting on the changes David Dilger said, ' We have spent the last two years highly focused on integration and rationalisation following the acquisition of Hazlewood Foods. With this programme almost completed, the focus has now turned to the strategic development of group businesses. Our new group executive, with flatter reporting structures and shorter lines of communication, will drive our strategic development and growth agenda.' C.M. Bergin Group Company Secretary Greencore Group plc, St. Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 4th November 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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