Cadbury Schweppes Appoints Guy Elliott as Non-Executive Director
27 July 2007
Cadbury Schweppes announces that Guy Elliott will join Cadbury Schweppes' Board as a non-executive director, effective from 27 July 2007. He will also be a member of the Group's Audit Committee from that date.
Guy Elliott has been Finance Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002.
After two years with Kleinwort Benson, he joined Rio Tinto in 1980, and subsequently held a variety of commercial and management positions, particularly focused on mergers and acquisitions. These included Head of Business Evaluation and President, Rio Tinto Brazil.
He has an MA from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Commenting on the appointment, Sir John Sunderland, Chairman, said: "Guy brings extensive financial, strategic and commercial experience gained in one of the world's leading multinational businesses, and I am delighted to welcome him to Cadbury Schweppes' Board."
Following the appointment of Guy Elliott, Cadbury Schweppes' Board will comprise:
- Sir John Sunderland - non-executive chairman
- Roger Carr - deputy chairman and senior independent
non-executive
- Todd Stitzer - chief executive officer
- Ken Hanna - chief financial officer
- Bob Stack - chief human resources officer
- Sanjiv Ahuja - non-executive
- Dr Wolfgang Berndt - non-executive
- Guy Elliott - non-executive
- Ellen Marram - non-executive
- The Rt Hon The Lord Patten of Barnes CH -
non-executive
- David Thompson- non-executive
- Rosemary Thorne - non-executive
- Raymond Viault - non-executive
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1. About Cadbury Schweppes
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