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Chris Rogers

Position: Chair-Elect

Date of appointment to the Board

19 March 2025

Board Committees

Member of the Nomination Committee

Other current appointments

Chris is currently Chair of Wickes Group plc and Senior Independent Director at Kerry Group plc.

Past roles

In his executive career Chris was an Executive Director of Whitbread plc from 2005-2016 where he held the position of CFO from 2005-2012 and then Global Managing Director of Costa Coffee from 2012-2016. Prior to Whitbread Chris held senior commercial and finance roles at Kingfisher plc and Woolworths Group. Chris has also been a Non-executive Director at Vivo Energy plc and Travis Perkins plc.

Skills and experience

  • Extensive board and executive leadership experience.
  • Strong financial management and risk oversight, with expertise in audit and remuneration committees.
  • Proven success in the foodservice and retail sectors, with a deep knowledge of commercial and strategic growth.
  • Fellow of Chartered Accounts England and Wales and former visiting Fellow at a UK University.