SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Thérèse has significant international investment banking experience having held a number of roles at JP Morgan including Global Chair of JP Morgan’s Financial Institutions Group, Co-Head of Asia-Pacific Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets, and Head of US Debt Capital Markets. She began her career at Lehman Brothers and joined Chase Securities in 1997 prior to the firm's merger with JP Morgan in 2000.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Chair in January 2020 having previously served as Senior Independent Director since May 2019. Thérèse joined the Board in July 2016.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Chair of the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of Moody's Corporation.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Stefan joined Imperial in July 2020 from Inchcape plc, a global distribution and retail leader in the premium and luxury automotive sectors, where he delivered successful transformational change during a five-year tenure as Chief Executive.

Prior to his role at Inchcape, Stefan was President of Bacardi Limited's European region and was also responsible for Bacardi's Global commercial organisation and Global Travel Retail.

Stefan has a PhD in marketing and has accrued significant experience in the consumer and retail sectors during his career. Previous roles have included Chief Commercial Officer of Cadbury plc and Chief Operating Officer of Unilever Food Solutions Europe. This followed senior management and sales and marketing positions at Diageo (Burger King) and Procter & Gamble.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2020.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of Compass Group PLC.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Lukas has a proven track record in international consumer goods companies. Beyond his finance credentials, he has considerable operational experience as well as expertise in driving transformational change including in global shared services in large international organisations. Lukas joined Imperial from agricultural commodities and brokerage group ED&F Man Holdings, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He has also held senior positions at Fonterra, a New Zealand and Australia listed co-operative and the world’s largest dairy exporter, with sales in 130 countries. He was Chief Financial Officer from 2013-2017 and Chief Operating Officer, Global Consumer and Foodservice Business from 2017-2018. Prior to that, he spent 22 years with Nestlé in various senior finance and general management roles.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed in May 2021.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Sue has strong international business credentials with over 20 years’ Executive Committee and Board level experience in the FMCG, regulated transport and utility sectors. Sue held the role of Managing Director of SABMiller Europe and was an Executive Committee member of SABMiller plc. She joined SABMiller in 2003 as Corporate Affairs Director and was part of the executive team that built the business into a top five FTSE company. Sue was, until March 2024, a Non-Executive Director of Britvic plc.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in December 2018, Chair of the Remuneration Committee in February 2019 and Senior Independent Director in January 2020.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees of Mondi plc.
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit, Nominations and Safety Committees of easyJet plc.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Diane has strong legal, regulatory and ESG experience, having held a number of General Counsel, Company Secretary and other key roles in an international career. Her 13-year tenure as General Counsel & Company Secretary for ABB, the global technology company based in Switzerland, and her General Counsel role at Airbus before that are reinforced by her prior listed UK Board experience as a Non-Executive Director at Barclays plc. Diane also previously served as Vice President Government Relations, Europe at Honeywell International Inc. and as part of the US Government Relations Team in Washington for General Electric Company.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in November 2021.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Member of the Remuneration Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of C&A.
Non-Executive Director of WNS (Holdings) Limited.
Member of the Industry Leadership Europe Board (Global Centre for Risk and Innovation).

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Ngozi has over 30 years’ experience in general management, finance, consultancy, business development and transformation gained at multinational companies, including in consumer goods, in Europe, USA and Africa. She spent six years on the Board of PZ Cussons and four years on the Board of Vlisco PLC. During a nine-year career with Pfizer Inc., she led strategy and planning for Pharmaceuticals, based in New York, before taking up a Regional Director role in Africa.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in November 2021.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Member of the Remuneration Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director and member of the Finance and Risk Committee of Guinness Nigeria, a listed subsidiary of Diageo.
Independent Non-Executive Director of Unilever Nigeria Plc.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Julie is an experienced global leader with a career spanning over 30 years in marketing, strategy and digital transformation. She was Chief Commercial and Global Sales Officer at Diageo until August 2023 and previously spent 25 years at the Coca-Cola Company where she held a range of leadership positions including Chief Customer and Commercial Leadership Officer.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director on 31 January 2024.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Member of the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

None.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Alan has a strong financial background in consumer goods and retail, having held a number of senior finance positions at Unilever during a 30-year career, including Chief Audit Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Global Foods Division. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and then a Non-Executive Director at food retailer Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA until April 2016.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in January 2021.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Member of the Audit Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

President and Chair of the Board of the International Federation of Accountants.
Member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of the International Valuation Standards Council.
Non-Executive Director of William Grant & Sons Ltd.
Non-Executive Director of DS Smith plc.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bob is an experienced marketing professional and has held a number of senior roles at leading FMCG companies. He was Chief Executive Officer at Campari Group, a major player in the global spirits industry, between May 2007 and April 2024. Upon his retirement as Chief Executive Officer, he became a Non-Executive Director at Campari. Prior to joining Campari in 2005 as Group Marketing Director, Bob held positions of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble, including Global Prestige Products Corporate Marketing Director.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in November 2020.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Member of the Remuneration Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of Campari Group.
Non-Executive Director of Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
Non-Executive Director on the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg A/S.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Jon has a wide range of international leadership experience, encompassing transformation, M&A, and all aspects of finance, principally in the B2B sector.

In 2016 he was appointed Chief Executive of The Weir Group PLC, one of the world’s leading engineering businesses, having previously been CFO from 2010. Prior to that he spent 22 years at Ernst & Young, LLP, the last nine years of which were as a partner in its London office. Jon is a Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Non-Executive Director in May 2019 and Chairman of the Audit Committee in June 2020.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee and the People & Governance Committee.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Chief Executive of The Weir Group PLC.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Emily, a chartered accountant and company secretary, has significant experience in the oil and gas and betting industries. She also has a successful track record spread over 25 years in finance, regulatory affairs, compliance, governance and company secretarial matters.

Prior to joining Imperial, Emily held a number of roles of increasing seniority including 14 years at BP plc and three years at Entain plc where she was Group Company Secretary.

APPOINTMENT

Appointed Company Secretary in May 2023.