Tate & Lyle appoints new CFO

EFFECTIVE 1 September 2014, Anthony Nicholas Hampton assumes the role of chief financial officer at Tate & Lyle PLC. Mr Hampton, who will also take a seat at the Board, replaces Tim Lodge.

He started his career in 1989 with the management consultancy firm, Monitor. In 1994, he joined PepsiCo where he was engaged in strategy and planning in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. After a period serving in procurement and logistics, in 2002 he was appointed vice president, Operations for Walkers Snack Foods. In 2004, he was appointed vice president, Operations for PepsiCo UK and Ireland, and in 2005 added the role of CFO for the same area. In 2008, he became senior VP and CFO, Europe, a position he held until 2013 when he was appointed PepsiCo’s president, West Europe Region and SVP Commercial, Europe. He has a Master’s degree in Chemistry from St. John’s College, Oxford University.

“I am delighted to welcome Nick to Tate & Lyle. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the food and beverage industry and his strong expertise and knowledge will be highly complementary to our team. I very much look forward to working with him as we continue to execute our strategy,” said chief executive, Javed Ahmed. “Tim has been a great support to the Board, to me personally and to the executive team, and has led key aspects of the transformation of Tate & Lyle with distinction. After six years in the role, Tim indicated to the Board that he was ready for a new challenge. I am sorry to see him go and I would like to thank Tim for the important role he has played in the success of Tate & Lyle.”