McBride

Group management team

Chris Bull

Chris Bull
Chief Executive

Member of the Nomination sub-committee.

Chris Bull was appointed Chief Executive of McBride in May 2010. Chris was previously the Chief Customer Officer of Unilever Plc.

He had an extensive international career with Unilever covering 25 years and between 2003 and 2007 was CEO of Unilever Poland and Baltics. He has been CEO of sizeable divisions in Unilever, and in his earlier career managed manufacturing operations, building on his qualification as a graduate engineer.

Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage
Group Finance Director

Richard Armitage was appointed Group Finance Director of McBride in November 2009.

Richard was previously Finance Director of Premier Foods' Grocery Division. Prior to that, he spent 16 years in the chemical industry working for ICI and Courtaulds in a number of senior financial management positions.

Colin McIntyre

Colin McIntyre
UK Divisional Managing Director

Colin joined McBride in 1990 and has progressed through the Company being appointed as the Divisional Managing Director for the UK division in July 2008. He was formerly General Manager of the Burnley factory, UK Logistics Director and most recently Operations Director of the Western Continental European division.

Colin is chairman of the UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI). He previously worked for Milliken Industries and he has a degree in Chemistry.

Andrea Barbier

Andrea Barbier
Western Continental Europe Divisional Managing Director

Andrea joined McBride in May 2009 as the Divisional Managing Director for Western Continental European. Most recently, Andrea was President and CEO of Yves St Laurent Beauté, Paris, and prior to this was General Manager, Latin America, for L'Oréal Paris. His early career was in sales and marketing with Kraft Foods in Italy.

Andrea is an Italian citizen and has an MBA from Bocconi University and a Law degree from Milan.

Grzegorz Krol

Grzegorz Krol
Central and Eastern Europe Divisional Managing Director

Greg joined McBride in February 2009 as the Divisional Managing Director for the Central and Eastern European division.

Previously, he was Managing Director of Nestlé UK Chilled Foods. He has extensive international experience including assignments in Austria and Germany. Greg is a Polish citizen and has a PhD from the London School of Economics.

Thibaut Eissautier

Thibaut Eissautier
Group Purchasing Director and Head of Group R&D

Thibaut was appointed Group Purchasing Director of McBride in July 2007 and also appointed as Head of Group R&D in November 2010. Prior to joining McBride, Thibaut was Vice President International Purchasing at Scotts Miracle-Gro for four years, and before that he worked for 15 years at Procter & Gamble in numerous global and regional purchasing roles.

Thibaut is a French citizen and has broad international experience. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Rider College.

Tim Seaman

Tim Seaman
Strategic Development Director

Tim has worked for McBride for 25 years and has responsibility for developing business outside our core markets, including the expanding operations in the Far East. Prior to this he was Managing Director for our UK division for seven years and he has recently been appointed Chairman of the of the Pension Fund Trustees.

Tim is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and has a degree in Business Studies.

Malcolm Allan

Malcolm Allan
Group HR Director

Malcolm joined McBride in 1987 and has worked in purchasing, distribution and Total Quality Management and HR. He has been Group HR Director since 1993 and is also responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental issues worldwide. Prior to joining McBride Malcolm held HR positions in Central Government, RHM and Foseco Minsep and he has a degree in Maths.

Malcolm joined McBride in 1987 and has worked in purchasing, distribution and Total Quality Management and HR. He has been Group HR Director since 1993 and is also responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental issues worldwide.

Prior to joining McBride Malcolm held HR positions in Central Government, RHM and Foseco Minsep and he has a degree in Maths.

 

 

 

 

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