Tate & Lyle appoints Nick Hampton as CFO

Tate & Lyle, a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries announced the appointment of Nick Hampton to the position of Chief Financial Officer and to the Board of Tate & Lyle with effect from September 1, 2014. Tim Lodge, Chief Financial Officer since 2008, will continue in his current role and as a Director until August 31, 2014, and will then leave Tate & Lyle after a short transition period.

Anthony Nicholas Hampton (Nick) started his career in 1989 with the management consultancy firm, Monitor, where he spent five years. In 1994, Nick joined PepsiCo where he spent a number of years in strategy and planning roles in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. After a period serving in procurement and logistics, in 2002 he was appointed Vice President, Operations for Walkers Snack Foods. In 2004, he was appointed Vice President Operations for PepsiCo UK and Ireland, and in 2005 added the role of Chief Financial Officer for the same area. In 2008, he became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Europe, a position he held until 2013 when he was appointed PepsiCo’s President West Europe Region and Senior Vice President Commercial, Europe. Nick holds a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from St. John’s College, Oxford University.