Greggs appoints new non-executive director
Greggs has appointed former Mothercare chief financial officer Richard Smothers as an independent non-executive director.
Due to take up his role on 1 February, he will join the audit, nominations and remuneration committees on appointment and become chair of the audit committee from 6 March.
Until April 2025, Smothers served as chief financial officer at Greene King. Prior to that, he worked with Mothercare and Rexam, and earlier in his career spent 14 years at Tesco, where he also held senior leadership positions. He is currently a non-executive director on the board of RM where he chairs the audit & risk committee, and a non-executive director of Greene King.
Greggs has also announced that Kate Ferry, non-executive director and current chair of the audit committee, will retire from the board on 6 March.
Matt Davies, chair of Greggs, said, “As previously noted, Kate has made an exceptional contribution to the board over the last six years and she will be truly missed.
“We are delighted that Richard has accepted our invitation to join the board. He has extensive financial expertise in a listed company environment and great experience in retail which will be of significant benefit to our business”.
