A.G. BARR Plc
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Soft drinks group AG Barr traces its roots back to 1875 and Robert Barr in Falkirk. The company gets its name from Robert's son, Andrew Greig Barr. Its most famous drink Iron Brew was launched in 1901 and became IRN-BRU in 1947. The group's range now includes Tizer, D'N'B, KA, Barr, Strathmore Spring Water, St Clements and Simply. Barr also makes and sells Orangina in the UK under license from Schweppes and has a partnership with Rockstar Inc to sell and distribute their Rockstar energy drink brand in the UK and Ireland.
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Board of Directors
John R Nicolson
Chairman
John’s career was spent with ICI, Unilever, Fosters Brewing Group, Scottish & Newcastle PLC, and latterly as President Americas for Heineken NV. He held various positions in Marketing and Sales before moving into Corporate Development and then General Management.
Roger A White
Chief Executive
Roger is a member of the Board of Management and Executive Council and is a past President of the British Soft Drinks Association. He previously held numerous senior positions in food group Rank Hovis McDougall. He was named Scottish PLC Chief Executive of the year in 2010. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 2014.
Stuart Lorimer
Finance Director
Stuart was with Diageo for 22 years in a range of roles and countries ultimately as the FD for Diageo\'s Global Supply Operation. Term of office: He joined the Company as Finance Director in January 2015.
Jonathan D Kemp
Commercial Director
Jonathan has had a successful career in various commercial roles within Procter and Gamble.
Andrew L Memmott
Supply Chain Director
Andrew joined the Company following three years with Cooperative Wholesale Society. He joined the Company’s Project Engineering Team in June 1990. Term of office: He was appointed Supply Chain Director in 2008.
Martin A Griffiths
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
A Chartered Accountant, Martin is a former Chairman of the Scottish Finance Directors Group and a former Director of Troy Income & Growth Trust plc, Trainline Holdings Limited, RoadKing Infrastructure (HK) Limited, Citybus (HK) Limited. He is also a former Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Robert Walters plc and was young Scottish Finance Director of the year in 2004.
Pamela Powell
Non-Executive Director
Pam was formerly Group Director of Strategy and Innovation at SABMiller plc, SVP Global Personal Care at Coty Beauty Inc, and VP Skincare and Global Brand Director Dove at Unilever plc.
W Robin G Barr
Non-Executive Director
He joined the Company in 1960. He was appointed Director in 1964 and Chairman in 1978. He retired as Chairman and was appointed Non-Executive Director in 2009. Committee membership: Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee.
David J Ritchie
Non-Executive Director
David is a qualified CA and is currently Chief Executive of Bovis Homes Group PLC (Bovis). He joined Bovis in 1998 from KPMG as Group Financial Controller becoming Group Finance Director in 2002 and became Chief Executive in 2008.
Julie A Barr
Company Secretary
With a background in corporate law, Julie joined the Company in 2004 as a commercial finance manager. She was appointed Company Secretary in 2008 and also heads up the Company\'s legal team.