Greggs appoints Ben Waldron as CFO as Richard Hutton retires
Greggs has announced that its chief financial officer Richard Hutton is to retire and step down from the board after 28 years with the company.
He will be succeeded by Ben Waldron who will join Greggs on 27 October as chief financial officer-designate and as an executive director. He will assume the role of chief financial officer from 1 January while Hutton will remain in post until 31 December.
Subscribe to TRBWaldron previously spent 14 years at the Bakkavor prepared food business where he held a number of senior leadership roles, including chief financial officer, group strategy director, chief executive of Bakkavor Asia, and chief executive of Bakkavor USA.
Since leaving Bakkavor, Waldron has been based in Australia working across a portfolio of advisory roles.
Matt Davies, chair of Greggs, said: “On behalf of the board, I look forward to welcoming Ben to Greggs as chief financial officer.
“He will join the business at an exciting stage in its continued development. His strong financial and commercial expertise, together with his experience in senior operational leadership roles within an international food manufacturing business, will be an invaluable asset to Greggs.”
He added: “I would also like to thank Richard for his outstanding commitment and leadership over many years. Since joining the Board in 2006, he has played a central role in the development of the business and supported a period of significant growth. We are grateful that he will remain with Greggs to support an orderly handover before his retirement at the end of 2026.”
