Term of Office:
Appointed to the Chief Executive’s Committee in June 2007
Skills and Experience:
Chris became Chief Human Resources Officer in January 2009.
He joined Cadbury in 1988 as VP Legal for the European Beverages business after working as Legal Manager at ITT Telecommunications in Belgium. He became Managing Director European Franchises for Cadbury Beverages in 1992, then MD Schweppes France and Benelux in 1993. In 1997 Chris was appointed VP Marketing, Sales, R&D and Eastern Europe for Cadbury Schweppes EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa).
Chris left Cadbury in 1998 to become CEO of Quick Restaurants, a Belgian listed fast food company. He re-joined Cadbury at the end of 2002 and became MD of North Central and East Europe (Confectionery) after the acquisition of Adams. Chris was HR Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region from 2005-07, and President of the Europe Region from 2007-09.
Favourite Products:
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel, Bassett’s Wine Gums