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NEW APPOINTMENTS

THE FRISCHPACK GROUP MEADOW FOODS APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN
HAS A NEW MANAGING Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independently owned
DIRECTOR dairy group supplying added-value ingredients to the
food industry, announces the appointment of Per Harkjaer
as chairman. Per replaces Simon Chantler who will remain
on the board as a non-executive director and remains a
substantial shareholder.
Simon Chantler founded Meadow Foods in 1992 and
over the last 28 years has held the position of managing
director, executive chairman, and latterly non-executive chairman. Simon has
overseen the business from a start-up to an ingredients manufacturer operat-
ing across 4 sites and turning over £450m. He will continue as an active board
member and the largest individual shareholder in the business.
The Frischpack Group’s executive
Per is a hugely experienced chairman with more than 20 years of execu-
group is complete once more: As of the tive-level experience in the global foods and drinks industry. His experience
beginning of November, Dieter Baur is includes holding the position of Group CEO at United Coffee and Findus Group
taking the chair of this family business. as well as time spent in leadership roles at Toms Group and Unigate PLC.
Together with his management col-
leagues, Horst Luchtefeld and Stefan As well as senior executive roles, Peris currently vice chairman of Caffita-
Welter, the 49-year-old intends to contin- ly and chairman of Scandanavian businesses Løgimose Meyers and Scandic
ue furthering Frischpack’s sustainable Standard. Both as an executive and board member, Per has worked extensively
growth right from the outset. Dieter Baur with private equity partners to build and grow the businesses in which he has
brings with him a pronounced level of been involved.
expertise in the commercial sector and Circle 37 on enquiry card
supply chain management. This gradu-
ate engineer is also extremely familiar
with family business structures. After TYSON FOODS NAMES FIRST CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
spending several years with Henkel AG Tyson Foods announced the appointment of Dr. Claudia
& Co KGaA, where he also took on in- Coplein to the newly-created role of Chief Medical Of-
ternational management responsibility ficer. Coplein is a physician executive who brings more
with a focus on supply chains and pro- than 20 years of healthcare experience to the company
duction, Dieter Baur switched to the fam- after holding leadership roles in the insurance, global
ily business DALLI WERKE GmbH & Co. manufacturing, healthcare and technology fields. Her im-
KG back in 2012. There he started off as mediate focus will be assisting the company’s efforts to
the commercial director before working protect team members during the Covid-19 pandemic,
for the last few years as the corporate while also working to expand and promote a culture of
group’s managing director with respon- health, safety and wellness at Tyson.
sibility for all of the company sites. Irre- The appointment is effective January 4. Coplein, who was most recently
spective of this, Dieter Baur has a sound Head of Health & Wellness and Chief Medical Officer at MassMutual, will
knowledge of B2B commerce and the report to Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Johanna
FMCG industry, and can therefore also Söderström.
adjust extremely well to the needs of
Frischpack customers and suppliers. Coplein will also oversee the launch of Marathon Health clinics that will be
piloted in seven of the company’s plant communities.
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“At Tyson, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our team
members, so I am especially excited to add Dr. Coplein to our team,” said Jo-
hanna Söderström, executive vice president & chief human resources officer
WYNNSTAY WELCOMES for Tyson Foods. “Her unique perspective of the healthcare ecosystem will
NEW POULTRY SPECIALIST be a tremendous asset as we continue to build a culture of health and take
additional steps to protect our team members and plant communities.”
Steve Marriott has
joined the team of Circle 38 on enquiry card
poultry specialists at
Wynnstay, bringing NOBLE FOODS APPOINTS NEW MARKETING
with him a wealth of
experience in pullet AND INNOVATIONS DIRECTOR
rearing and breed Sheard joins Noble Foods from Merlin Enter-
genetics, and an ex- tainments, where she held the position of sales
tensive knowledge and marketing director for the last four years,
of the industry. most recently taking responsibility for the ten
“Throughout my 47 years in the poul- attractions across the portfolio – including Sea
try sector, I’ve always been passionate Life and Madame Tussauds.
about providing technical support for Starting her career as a Mars graduate
customers and offering guidance to help trainee, she subsequently worked her way up
optimise bird performance,” he said. through the ranks, working in increasingly sen-
His new role will include technical ior marketing roles at both The Coca-Cola Company and Dairy Crest with
support on feed, while also drawing on responsibility for brands, including Cathedral City and FRijj, before joining
his experience in pullet rearing and Merlin Entertainments as sales and marketing director of Legoland Windsor
breed genetics, to provide tailored ad- in 2016.
vice to customers which takes all rele-
“In joining the Noble Foods team, Laura brings with her a wealth of experi-
vant factors into account. ence driving revenue growth and delivering impactful campaigns for much-
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loved brands,” said Duncan Everett, CEO at Noble Foods. Circle 39 on enquiry card
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