People: Associated British Foods plc (ABF.L)
ABF.L on London Stock Exchange
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair, Charles | 61 | 2009 | Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
| Weston, George | 45 | 2005 | Chief Executive, Executive Director |
| Bason, John | 52 | 1999 | Finance Director, Executive Director |
| Lister, Paul | 45 | Company Secretary | |
| Weston, Willard | 69 | 1964 | Non-Executive Director |
| Clarke, Timothy | 52 | 2004 | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Jay of Ewelme, Michael | 63 | 2006 | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Ferran, Javier | 53 | 2006 | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Smith, Peter | 63 | 2007 | Independent Non-Executive Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Sinclair, Charles | Mr. Charles Sinclair is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Associated British Foods PLC. Appointed a director on October 1, 2008 and Chairman on April 21, 2009, he is a non-executive director of SVG Capital plc. He was chief executive of Daily Mail and General Trust plc from 1989 until he retired from that role and the board on 30 September 2008. |
| Weston, George | Mr. George G. Weston is Chief Executive, Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. He is a graduate of New College Oxford and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. In his former roles as Managing Director of Westmill Foods, Allied Bakeries and George Weston Foods Ltd (Australia) he has been a member of the ABF board since 1999. He took up his current appointment in April 2005. He is also a non-executive director of Wittington Investments Limited and a trustee of the Garfield Weston Foundation. |
| Bason, John | Mr. John G. Bason is Finance Director, Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. He is appointed as Finance Director in May 1999, he was previously the finance director of Bunzl plc and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. |
| Lister, Paul | |
| Weston, Willard | Mr. Willard G. Galen Weston is Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. since 1964, he is chairman and president of George Weston Limited, Canada. He is also chairman of Selfridges & Co. Limited, a non-executive director of Wittington Investments Limited and a trustee of the Garfield Weston Foundation. |
| Clarke, Timothy | Mr. Timothy Clarke is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. since November 3, 2004, he has been chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers plc since the demerger from Six Continents PLC in 2003. He joined Bass PLC in 1990 having previously been a partner of Panmure Gordon & Co. |
| Jay of Ewelme, Michael | Lord Michael Jay of Ewelme is Independent Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. since November 1, 2006, he was British Ambassador to France from 1996 to 2001 and Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign & Commonwealth office from 2002 to 2006. He is a non-executive director of Candover Investments plc, Valeo, the French-based automobile parts company, of Credit Agricole, the French-based international banking group and of Electricité de France (EDF). He has been an independent member of the House of Lords since 2006 and is Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Lord Jay is a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. |
| Ferran, Javier | Mr. Javier Ferran is Independent Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. since November 1, 2006, he spent his earlier career with Bacardi Group, his last position being president and chief executive officer. He is currently a partner at Lion Capital LLP, a London-based private equity firm. |
| Smith, Peter | Mr. Peter Smith is Independent Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods PLC. since February 28, 2007, he is chairman of Savills plc and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc, and a non-executive director of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc and The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Formerly, he was senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), served for two years as chairman of Coopers & Lybrand International and as a member of the global leadership team of PwC and was chairman of RAC plc. Mr Smith is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Sinclair, Charles | 159,000 |
| Weston, George | 2,011,000 |
| Bason, John | 1,356,000 |
| Lister, Paul | -- |
| Weston, Willard | -- |
| Clarke, Timothy | -- |
| Jay of Ewelme, Michael | -- |
| Ferran, Javier | -- |
| Smith, Peter | -- |
As Of 11 Sep 2009
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Sinclair, Charles | 0 | 0 |
| Weston, George | 0 | 0 |
| Bason, John | 0 | 0 |
| Lister, Paul | 0 | 0 |
| Weston, Willard | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke, Timothy | 0 | 0 |
| Jay of Ewelme, Michael | 0 | 0 |
| Ferran, Javier | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Peter | 0 | 0 |





