Robinson PLC Chief Executive Appointment (5492J)
August 20 2019 - 2:01AM
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RNS Number : 5492J
Robinson PLC
20 August 2019
20 August 2019
Robinson plc
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Appointment
Robinson plc ("Robinson", the "Group" or the "Company"), the
custom manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging based in
Chesterfield, is pleased to announce that Dr Helene Roberts has
been appointed as the new Chief Executive joining the Company and
the Board effective 4 November 2019.
Dr Helene Roberts
Helene has extensive knowledge of sustainable materials
technology, global sales, marketing and innovation and people
leadership. She has a degree in Materials Engineering and a PhD in
Polymer Engineering.
Helene's career started with M&S, initially as a materials
technologist based in Hong Kong before spending seven years as food
and drink Head of Packaging. She then spent two years with Sealed
Air Corporation as European Executive Retail Director followed by
three years at Benson Box, initially as Group Marketing Director
before taking on the role of European Director of Marketing,
Innovation and Design for Graphic Packaging International.
Helene is currently a Managing Director at Klockner Pentaplast,
responsible for the UK, Ireland and Australian business across four
sites, a position she took over after a period as Director of
Global Marketing and Innovation. Her key achievements have been
leading and developing the business' sustainable strategy,
overseeing structural change to deliver improved results from all
areas in the company.
Martin McGee, who has served as Robinson plc interim Chief
Executive since December 2018, will step down from the Board also
effective 4 November 2019.
Alan Raleigh, Chairman, commented:
"I am delighted that Helene has chosen to join Robinson as our
new Chief Executive.
Helene's deep understanding and experience of plastics packaging
- which includes materials, product design and innovation,
end-to-end business improvement and the Plastics Circular Economy,
combined with her obvious leadership talent, gives the Board great
confidence that she can lead Robinson on the next phase of our
journey.
I would also like to place on record the Board's appreciation
for the excellent contribution that Martin McGee has made as
interim Chief Executive."
For further information, please contact:
Robinson plc www.robinsonpackaging.com
Guy Robinson, Finance Director Tel: 01246 389283
finnCap Limited
Ed Frisby / Giles Rolls, Corporate Tel: 020 7220 0500
Finance
Tim Redfern / Tim Harper, ECM
Robinson plc, Chesterfield, S40 2AB, UK. Registered number 39811 (England) AIM code "RBN"
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule
17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Helene Elizabeth Roberts (née John), 49, has the following
current and previous directorships:
Current Directorships: None
Directorships held in last 5 years:
Kleopatra UK Limited
Klockner Pentaplast Limited
LINPAC Packaging Australia Pty Ltd
Interest in Robinson plc: None
Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures
to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Note for Editors:
Headquartered in Chesterfield, with manufacturing facilities in
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Stanton Hill (Nottinghamshire), Warsaw and Lodz
(Poland), Robinson currently employs around 325 people. It was
formerly a family business, with its origins dating back 180 years.
Today the Group's main activity is the manufacture and sale of
injection and blow moulded plastic packaging. Robinson operates
primarily within the food, household, drink, confectionery,
cosmetic and toiletry sectors, providing niche or custom
manufacture to major players in the fast-moving consumer goods
market, such as McBride, Proctor & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser,
SC Johnson, and Unilever. The Group also has a substantial property
portfolio with development potential.
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