ABP appoints Chris Martin to Board

Chris has over 35 years’ experience of working in retail and consumer facing businesses in Great Britain and Ireland. Formerly CEO of Musgrave, he was best known for operating the Supervalu, Centra and Musgrave marketplace brands in Ireland and Musgrave’s retail and food service operations in Spain.

Prior to this he was CEO of Mothercare plc, Group Finance Director of Storehouse plc and had various roles at PizzaHut and ASDA. Chris is a chartered accountant, fellow of the Institute of Grocers and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

ABP is a leading beef and lamb processor employing 11,000 people across 51 manufacturing sites, two of which are situated in Northern Ireland. It also holds a 50% stake in Linden Foods as a result of a joint venture with Fane Valley.

Commenting on the announcement Larry Goodman said: “I am delighted to welcome Chris Martin to the Board of ABP Food Group. His experiences from a long career at the leading end of retail, and most particularly food retail, will be of considerable value with the ongoing strategic development of the business. We look forward to working with Chris in the years ahead.”