Tate & Lyle PLC (LON:TATE) has appointed Imran Nawaz to the position of chief financial officer and to the board of the company with effect from 1 August 2018.
The FTSE 250-listed firm said Nawaz will succeed Nick Hampton, who was appointed as chief executive of Tate & Lyle from 1 April 2018.
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The company said Nawaz will join it from Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) where he has been senior vice president finance Europe since 2014. Prior to that, during a 16-year career at Mondelēz and Kraft Foods, he held a number of senior financial roles across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Tate's Lyle new chief executive, Hampton commented: “He brings with him deep experience of the global food industry, and a proven track record of financial leadership.”
He added: “I very much look forward to working with him as we continue to drive the company’s growth agenda.”