Ocado has appointed Julia M Brown to its board as an independent non-executive director, as well as a member of its People Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Set to begin her new role at the online-only supermarket from 1 January 2023, Brown has previously worked in several roles within the food industry with experience in strategic procurement across consumer products and in supply chain operations.
Until 2021, Brown worked for Mars Wrigley as its chief procurement officer, as well as holding senior roles at Carnival Corporation, Mondelēz International and Kraft Foods.
“We are delighted to welcome Julia to the Board,” Ocado chairman, Rick Haythornthwaite said.
“Her experience as a senior executive at some of the world’s most important consumer-facing companies, as well as her extensive board experience, will strengthen further our corporate governance and oversight, helping us navigate the current macro challenges and take advantage of our substantial, and increasing, growth opportunities.”
Ocado chief executive, Tim Steiner said Brown’s experience and knowledge “will be hugely valuable to us as we progress through a period of rapid growth, successfully rolling out the Ocado Smart Platform, innovating at pace, and helping partners around the world take advantage of continued strong growth in e-commerce.”
Brown added: “I am thrilled to be able to bring my experience working at some of the biggest and most successful global consumer companies to this amazing business.
“I look forward to playing my part in the next phase of this exciting journey, helping to shape the rapidly-growing, successful, world-leading Ocado of tomorrow”.
