Weetabix names former FMCG marketer as CEO
Weetabix Food Company has appointed former Kimberley-Clark marketer Giles Turrell as chief executive officer.
He will take over in October replacing Ken Wood who is retiring after seven years in the role.
Turrell joins from Kimberley-Clark, where he is president of the European consumer business.
He has also held a number of senior marketing and management roles across different categories within the business and GlaxoSmithKline.
At Weetabix, Turrell will steer a “dynamic programme of marketing activity and product innovation” designed to strengthen the brand’s position.
Turrell says: “Weetabix is a robust and innovative business with a great portfolio of brands in a dynamic category.
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