Hovis has announced CEO Nish Kankiwala will be stepping down from the position at the end of September.
Kankiwala holds 40 years of experience in the FMCG sector, he started his career at Unilever serving in a number of commercial and operational roles, before moving to Pepsico where he became president of the soft drinks giant in Europe and Africa
“I have had the most incredible eight plus years at Hovis. Throughout my tenure, I have been humbled by the support, kindness, resilience and creativity of my team and colleagues, and I would like to them all for their contribution over the last eight years,” Kankiwala said.
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“Together, we have galvanised Hovis, leveraging its great heritage and fantastic quality to create one of the fastest growing, large scale, bread brands over the last few years. Hovis is now poised for its next stage of growth and it is time for me to step down and pursue a broader set of plural commercial activities.”
As a result, the British bakery brand revealed current non-executive director Robert Higginson as the company’s interim CEO.
Higginson has previously been managing director of Warburton’s and executive chair of Frank Roberts & Sons.
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