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* Non-Executive Chairman - Sir [[David Lees]] | * Non-Executive Chairman - Sir [[David Lees]] | ||
| − | Joined the Board and was appointed Chairman in October 1998. He joined [[GKN plc]] in 1970 and became Group Finance Director in 1982. He was appointed Group Managing Director in 1987 and then Chairman and Chief Executive in 1988. He retired as Chief Executive of GKN in 1996 but continued to serve as Chairman until his retirement in May 2004. From 1991 to 1998 he served as a non-executive director of [[Courtaulds plc]], the last two years as Chairman. He also served as a non-executive director of the [[Bank of England]] from 1991 to 1999. He is currently joint Deputy Chairman of [[Brambles Industries plc | + | Joined the Board and was appointed Chairman in October 1998. He joined [[GKN plc]] in 1970 and became Group Finance Director in 1982. He was appointed Group Managing Director in 1987 and then Chairman and Chief Executive in 1988. He retired as Chief Executive of GKN in 1996 but continued to serve as Chairman until his retirement in May 2004. From 1991 to 1998 he served as a non-executive director of [[Courtaulds plc]], the last two years as Chairman. He also served as a non-executive director of the [[Bank of England]] from 1991 to 1999. He is currently joint Deputy Chairman of [[Brambles]] Industries plc and [[Brambles]] Industries Limited, Deputy Chairman of [[Qinetiq Group plc]] and a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. |
* Chief Executive [[Iain Ferguson]] | * Chief Executive [[Iain Ferguson]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 5 October 2007
Tate & Lyle is one of the two main sugar companies in the UK. The other is British Sugar
It has a long history of involvement in corporate propaganda and spying on its workers, not least through tis long term involvement with the Economic League.
Contact Details
- Address: Tate & Lyle PLC, Head Office, Sugar Quay, Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DQ, UK
- Tel: +44) (0)20 7626 6525
- Webite: www.tateandlyle.com
People
- Non-Executive Chairman - Sir David Lees
Joined the Board and was appointed Chairman in October 1998. He joined GKN plc in 1970 and became Group Finance Director in 1982. He was appointed Group Managing Director in 1987 and then Chairman and Chief Executive in 1988. He retired as Chief Executive of GKN in 1996 but continued to serve as Chairman until his retirement in May 2004. From 1991 to 1998 he served as a non-executive director of Courtaulds plc, the last two years as Chairman. He also served as a non-executive director of the Bank of England from 1991 to 1999. He is currently joint Deputy Chairman of Brambles Industries plc and Brambles Industries Limited, Deputy Chairman of Qinetiq Group plc and a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers.
- Chief Executive Iain Ferguson
Iain has been Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle PLC since May 2003. He is the current President of the Food and Drink Federation, and is Past President of the Institute of Grocery Distribution. He is also Honorary Vice President of the British Nutrition Foundation.
He has served on the Board of Rothamsted Research Ltd (96 – 05) and most recently as a Commissioner on the Donald Curry's Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food.
He joined Unilever in 1977 as a trainee following graduation from St Andrews University. In 1988 he became Chairman of Plant Breeding International and in 1992 his became Chairman of the Unilever Plantation Group. He moved to be Chairman of Birds Eye Walls in 1995 and then Senior Vice President Corporate Development for Unilever and NV in April 2001. Iain served as a Non-Executive Director of Sygen International plc from 2002 until 2006.
In the June 2003 Queen’s Birthday Honours List,he was awarded a CBE for services to the food industry.
Executive Directors:
Non Executive Directors:
Operations
Tate & Lyle is headquartered in the UK and is a global company currently operating more than 60 production facilities in 24 countries mainly throughout Europe, the Americas and South East Asia. At 31 March 2007. They employ 6,900 people in their subsidiaries with a further 2,300 employed in joint ventures.
During the year ended 31 March 2007, the Group operated through five business divisions:
- Food & Industrial Ingredients, Americas
- Food & Industrial Ingredients, Europe
- Sucralose
- Sugars, Americas & Asia
- Sugars, Europe
Partnerships and acquisitions
In October 2006, the company we formed a multi-year partnership with MicrobiaPrecision Engineering, Inc, a US-based entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company, to develop fermentationderived renewable ingredients. The combination of our fermentation experience and their microbial technology will help stimulate new product development and reduce time to commercialisation. In December 2005, the company acquired the Italian-based [Cesalpinia Foods]], and then in January 2006, acquired US specialty food ingredients company Continental Custom Ingredients Inc. Both companies bring expertise to Tate & Lyle in the areas of dairy stabilisers, hydrocolloid systems,emulsifiers, vitamins and flavours. In April 2006, the company acquired Hycail, a Dutch company developing polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and resins, a biodegradable plastic made from renewable resources. [1]
