Leadership Board Plc

Mark has significant public company, consumer goods and food sector experience and is currently Chair of AG Barr plc. He was previously CEO at Dairy Crest Group from 2007 to 2019 and has held non-executive director roles at Halo Foods, Warburtons, Dairy UK, Howden Joinery Group and Norcros, where he was Chair. Mark was awarded an OBE in the 2019 New Year's Honours list for services to the UK's dairy sector and became Non-Executive Chair of the Hilton Foods Board on the 1 January 2025, and Executive Chair from the 25 November 2025.

Matt joined Hilton Foods in 2018 and from 2018 to 2022 served as Hilton Foods Group Financial Controller. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in May 2022. Matt has a degree in chemistry and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003 having trained with Grant Thornton. He joined Greene King in 2007 reaching the position of Group Financial Controller before joining Hilton Foods in 2018 as Group Financial Controller.

Patricia joined Hilton Foods as an independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2022. Patricia qualified as a Chartered Accountant working with Deloitte in Canada and the UK, is a CFA charter holder, is a McKinsey & Company alumnus and holds an MBA from IMD Switzerland. She has had a 30-year international career in consumer, retail and financial markets working as an Executive or Strategic Advisor with FTSE 100, Private Equity and owner managed companies. She has held Executive roles with Storehouse, Mothercare and Value Retail plc, and currently holds NED positions at Foresight VCT plc, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc and Booker Prize Foundation. Patricia is Chair of the Audit Committee and Hilton Foods Senior Independent Director.

Rebecca joined Hilton Foods as an independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2020. Rebecca has held market-facing investor relations and corporate communications roles at a number of listed companies. She was Group Communications Director and a member of the Executive Committee at Tesco plc and more recently was Global Corporate Affairs Director at TP ICAP plc. Her previous experience includes roles at Norwich Union plc, Prudential plc and as a partner at Brunswick LLP. She was also on the Board of the British Retail Consortium and a Trustee of the Institute of Grocery Distribution and formerly Non-Executive Director at Arraco Global Markets Ltd. Rebecca is currently a Non-Executive Director at Sabre Insurance Group plc, Liontrust Asset Management plc and Conduit Holdings Limited. She has a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Warwick and an MBA in International Business and Marketing from Cass Business School. Rebecca is Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Bindi joined the Board as an independent non-executive director in June 2025 with considerable PLC experience, in both executive and non-executive positions. Most recently she was the Group Finance Director of Senior plc, a FTSE 250 international manufacturing and engineering group, having previously served as its Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications and as Group Financial Controller. Bindi is currently the Senior Independent Director of Avon Technologies plc as well as the Chair of its Audit Committee. Bindi previously held senior finance roles at Amersham plc and GE, after having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward.

Samy Zekhout joined the Board in June 2025 as an independent non-executive director. Samy has extensive international experience in international consumer goods and food sectors. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Nomad Foods, the European frozen food leader, listed on the NYSE. Prior to that, he spent nearly 30 years at Procter & Gamble, including Senior executive leadership roles in core global categories in Finance and General Management, with assignments across Europe and North America.
Samy has been for the past ten years a strategic and financial advisor/investor in several start-ups and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of a Food Tech company based in France and Chairman of the Advisory Board of two companies based in Switzerland and the UK, respectively in Revenue Growth Management and Technology and Menswear Innovation.

Angus joined Hilton Foods in 2018 and has extensive knowledge and experience in public companies and the food and retail sectors with an MA in natural sciences and PhD from the University of Cambridge. He has held numerous executive and non-executive roles across a range of industry sectors including Mars, BT, Abbey National and WPP. Angus is currently Non-Executive Co-Chairman of Direct Wines Ltd and Non-Executive Director at McColl’s Retail Group plc and was formerly Chief Executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Punch Taverns plc and Non-Executive Director of TDC A/S (Denmark).

Robin joined Hilton Foods on 1 September 2025. He is a solicitor who has spent most of his career in commerce and industry, working across the retail, manufacturing and distribution sectors. His career has focused on UK-listed companies, some with significant international footprints with which he has lived and worked in continental Europe. In addition to legal and compliance, Robin has held accountability for areas including security, property, insurance, corporate and commercial transactions, joint ventures, and acquisitions. He brings nearly 20 years’ experience in tobacco and dairy processing with Gallaher Group plc and Dairy Crest Group plc, and for the past 18 years has served as a Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, most recently at Travis Perkins plc.