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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CFO’ operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Caroline Tulloch
CFO of Taster
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About Taster: Taster is a food delivery company that operates dozens of restaurants that only exist on food delivery platforms.
Graeme Pitkethly
Chief Financial Officer of Unilever
Graeme joined Unilever in 2002 and was previously Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Unilever UK and Ireland business. Prior to this he held a number of senior financial and commercial roles within Unilever, including Senior Vice President of Finance for Global Markets, Global Head of M&A, Head of Treasury, Pensions and Tax and Chief Financial Officer of Unilever Indonesia. Graeme brings considerable internal and external experience to the role having spent the earlier part of his career in senior corporate finance roles in the telecommunications industry and at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Graeme is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Chemistry from Strathclyde University.Graeme is married with two children with whom he enjoys skiing and golf. With a passion for blues music, he is also an enthusiastic, but poor, guitarist. In a personal capacity, Graeme is Vice-Chair of the Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”).
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Jason Marshall
Chief Financial Officer of BrewDog
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About BrewDog: BrewDog is a craft beer brewery that produces bottled and canned beers in a variety of styles.
Laraine Beament
Chief Financial Officer of Rhubarb
After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Laraine Beament embarked on her financial career in the music industry, starting as a management accountant working for a record label, thereafter moving into media and film. In 2003 Laraine was approached to join rhubarb and in her first six years, Laraine strategically facilitated rhubarb’s financial development and was instrumental in the company’s impressive revenue growth. In 2009 Laraine was appointed to the board. As Chief Financial Officer Laraine is responsible for establishing major corporate financial strategies, objectives and policies for the Group.
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About Rhubarb: Rhubarb is a food company that creates and delivers culinary services.
Jennie Gower-Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Good Club
Jennie Gower-Smith is the Chief Financial Officer at Good Club.
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About Good Club: Good Club is a Zero Waste supermarket that offers different brands and sells groceries in reusable packaging.
Nik Jhangiani
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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About Coca-Cola Enterprises: Coca-Cola Enterprises is a marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic drinks.
Richard Parker
CFO of StreetDots
Richard has extensive board-level experience in Healthcare Operations Management. He has worked as both Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director in a number of Acute NHS Hospitals and has over 20 years’ experience at a senior level in the NHS, having held positions in a range of acute NHS and private sector organisations including Executive Director of operations at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Associate Director of Operations at Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Richard also managed and implemented the emergency care recovery programme at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
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About Parker Health, RwHealth, StreetDots: StreetDots creates smart street-trading platform.
Robbie Bell
Chief Financial Officer of Holland & Barrett
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About Holland & Barrett, McColl’s Retail Group, Ultimate Products: Holland & Barrett is a chain of health food shops with over 1,300 stores in 16 countries.
