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| Directors |
Patrick Ridgwell
Non-executive Chairman |
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| Aged 57, has extensive experience of the sugar industry and other food sectors, having acquired and developed a number of food businesses during his career. He joined Napier Brown & Company in 1964, became a director in 1969 and managing director in 1972, following its acquisition by his family interests in 1970. He is chairman of Napier Brown Holdings which is controlled by his family interests. |
Christopher Thomas
Chief Executive |
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| Aged 58, qualified as a chartered accountant with Harmood Banner, a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1969. In 1973, after working abroad, he joined Breakmate Limited, a vending business, which was admitted to the Unlisted Securities Market in 1984. Following a sale of the business he worked as a financial consultant. In 1992 he joined the Napier Brown Group as group finance director. For the last eleven years he has been directly involved with the day-to-day operations of the individual businesses within the Napier Brown Group. |
Simon Barrell
Finance Director |
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| Aged 44, qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young in 1983. He then joined an accountancy practice in Nairobi, Kenya as a senior manager. On his return to the UK in 1987, he joined Binder Hamlyn. In 1994 he was appointed finance director of Napier Brown & Company, with additional responsibility for group finances and a significant involvement in the group’s acquisition programme. |
Jeremy Hamer
Non executive director |
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| Aged 51, is an FCA with over 20 years' experience in industry, the final eight of which were as Managing Director of J.F. Renshaw Limited. Since 1997 he has been working in corporate finance as an associate of Elderstreet Investments Limited and non-executive chairman of two AIM companies, Inter Link Foods Plc and Glisten plc.. |
Anthony Ridgwell
Non executive director |
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| Aged 32, is a Director of Napier Brown Holdings Limited, which owns 59.7 per cent of the Company. He is also a director of a number of companies in the group. |
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