New Chair of Britvic
The Board of Britvic is pleased to announce that Ian Durant has commenced his tenure as Chair of Britvic plc. Durant succeeds John Daly, who retired from the Board on 31 May after eight years on the Board, six of which were spent as Chair of the UK soft drinks company.
Durant has many years of experience in consumer facing businesses and in retail. He currently serves as the Chair of Warren Partners Ltd, having recently stepped down as Chair of Greggs plc and has previously served as Chair of DFS Furniture plc and Capital & Countries Properties plc in the last five years. His earlier career included senior leadership roles at Liberty International Plc and Thistle Hotels. Other boards he has served on as a Non-Executive Director include Greene King plc, Home Retail Group PLC and Westbury plc.
Durant was appointed Chair designate on 1 February and since been involved in an orderly handover of responsibilities with Daly.