Our leadership

Appointed:

2020

Skills & experience:

Jonathan is an experienced FMCG executive, having worked for a number of well-known global branded consumers goods businesses across a range of categories including beauty, personal care, home care and food. Prior to joining PZ Cussons on 1 May 2020, he was chief operating officer at Avon Products Inc, an international beauty company where he had overall responsibility for supply chain, marketing, digital, research & development and IT functions and was a core member of the executive team delivering a successful turnaround of the business.

He spent the first 21 years of his career at Procter & Gamble, where he worked across a wide range of categories and had extensive experience in developed and developing markets across Europe, Asia, South America and beyond. At Procter & Gamble he progressed to general manager, oral care and feminine care for the Greater China Region, before moving to the Kellogg Company, the worldwide cereal and snacks group, where he held a number of senior leadership positions, serving as managing director, UK and Ireland from 2012 and then also vice president, European markets, from 2014.

Independent:

No

Appointed:

2021

Skills & experience:

Sarah joined PZ Cussons from Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading frozen food company, where she most recently served as deputy chief financial officer. Prior to that, she was CFO for their Birds Eye business. Sarah is a chartered management accountant, having qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and subsequently working in investment banking, specifically in mergers & acquisitions at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Nomad Foods, Sarah held a number of senior finance positions at Diageo, Tesco and Unilever. She has worked in commercial, operational and corporate finance roles including investor relations and so brings with her a deep understanding of creating shareholder value in the consumer goods sector.

Independent:

No

Committee Member:

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

Appointed:

2016

Skills & experience:

John has significant experience of global consumer goods for both developed and emerging markets. His early career in marketing and sales was spent at ICI, Unilever and Fosters Brewing Group, then incorporate development and general management. He was a plc board member at Scottish & Newcastle plc, and regional president Americas and executive committee member at Heineken NV. He has also held the positions of chairman at Baltika OAO, deputy chairman at CCU SA, director at United Breweries Ltd India, non-executive director at North American Breweries, and member of the advisory board at Edinburgh University Business School.

Independent:

Yes

Other appointments:

• Non Executive Chairman of A G Barr Plc


• Non Executive Director of Stocks Spirits Group Plc

Committee Member:

Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

Appointed:

2019

Skills & experience:

Kirsty is chief business officer at Diaverum AB. Prior to this, she ran her own consultancy business QuayFive for four years, advising CEOs on change, organisational culture and leadership, having previously held a number of senior executive positions during a 24-year career at BP. These included leading the strategic coordination of BP’s global B2B businesses and as group head of organisational effectiveness. Kirsty is an experienced remuneration committee chair and has assumed this role on the Board from 1 July 2020.

Independent:

Yes

Other appointments:

• Non Executive Director of Serco Group plc

Committee Member:

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Director with responsibility for representing the employee voice and employee engagement

Appointed:

2018

Skills & experience:

Dariusz Kucz joined the PZ Cussons Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 May 2018. Until recently, he was chief top-line officer of Haribo, the international confectionery company, leading its global commercial operations. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Danone, where he led the baby food business in the Asia Pacific, and Wrigley, where he was regional VP, Central and Eastern Europe.

Independent:

Yes

Other appointments:

None

Committee Member:

Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Appointed:

2020

Skills & experience:

Jeremy served as chief financial officer of Rentokil Initial plc until August 2020. An experienced FTSE 100 finance director, he was previously group finance director of Mitchells & Butlers and held senior finance positions at Sainsbury’s after starting his career with Ernst & Young. He is also a former Accounting Council member of the Financial Reporting Council. He currently serves as a non-executive director of NHS England and chairs its audit and risk committee.

Independent:

Yes