Greencore has appointed Diane Walker as chief executive of its convenience foods in the UK. She has also been elected as an executive director of the company.
Walker joined Greencore in June 2004 as md of Greencore’s chilled sauce and soups category. Subsequently, in October 2006, she was appointed md of Food To Go, a convenience food category within the group.
Walker has held a number of senior positions within the chilled food industry. Prior to joining Greencore she was divisional md of Hibernian Foods and convenience food sales and marketing director of Hazlewood Foods.
“Walker is an outstanding leader in our business with deep industry knowledge, a hard performance edge and excellent people skills who will bring passion and tremendous energy to the new role,” said Patrick Coveney, chief executive of Greencore.
As chief executive convenience foods UK, she will have responsibility for the group’s convenience foods portfolio in the UK working closely with the executive team but in particular Tony Hynes, chief operating officer.