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Strategic Report
Zoe Howorth
Julie Barr
Non-Executive Director
Term of Office
Term of Office
Term of Office
Zoe was appointed Non-Executive
Director in July 2021.
Julie was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director in May 2023 having joined
AG Barr in 2004.
Louise was appointed Non-Executive
Director in May 2023.
Non-Executive Director
Skills, competence and experience:
Skills, competence and experience:
Skills, competence and experience:
Zoe has had a successful career spanning
a range of roles at Procter and Gamble,
United Biscuits and The Coca-Cola
Company where she spent 16 years,
culminating in her role as UK Marketing
Director.
Julie’s early career was spent in
corporate law.
Zoe has also held a number of
non-executive director roles with
private companies.
A qualified lawyer with an international
M.B.A., Julie has extensive legal,
governance and business knowledge.
Louise was Group Human Resources
Director of Whitbread plc for 14 years
and was an Executive Director of
Whitbread plc for 9 years during a period
of significant growth for the Costa Coffee
and Premier Inn businesses. She
previously held HR roles at Pizza Hut,
BP and Esso Petroleum.
An economics graduate, Zoe has
extensive FMCG experience, specifically
across the food and beverage sector,
as well as consumer brand marketing
capability and direct to consumer
digital understanding.
Louise is an experienced non-executive
director serving on the board of DS Smith
for 10 years.
Louise has extensive knowledge
experience of branded consumer
propositions and a deep understanding
of talent management and remuneration
within large UK and international
companies.
External Appointments
External Appointments
External Appointments
Non-Executive Director of International
Schools Partnership Limited
Non-Executive Director of Scottish Ballet
Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director of Informa plc
Non-Executive Director Paragon Banking
Group plc
Committee Membership
Chair
Accounts
Louise Smalley
Non-Executive Director
Heading up A G Barr’s sustainability,
risk and legal teams, Julie sits on the
Executive Committee and is a Trustee
of the Company’s pension scheme.
Corporate Governance
Non-Executive Director of
Gabriel Precision Oncology Limited
Committee Membership
Committee Membership
Chair
Key
Audit & Risk Committee
Environment, Social and Governance Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
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