People

Ed Baker, Finance Director

Edmund Baker has been appointed as Finance Director of G&J Greenall. His career has included Directorships at ProZone (a sports analysis company) and Coventry City Football Club (the Football League Championship team). He has held various finance roles at the Vita Group (a world leader in chemical polymers), Mitsubishi Motors Europe (the European distributor of Mitsubishi cars) and Ford Motor Company. He has worked for N.M. Rothschild Limited (the investment bank) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He is a chartered accountant.

Donna Alder, Human Resources Director

Donna joined the Company in October 2005. CIPD qualified with over 15 years experience in HR and manufacturing, she is responsible for delivering the company’s HR Strategy. She was instrumental in management after the fire of 2005 and the subsequent re-establishment and relocation of the business.

Mark Parton, Operations Director

Mark joined G&J Greenall in June 2005 as Manufacturing Manager. He has many years manufacturing experience at previous companies including Saint Gobain Glass, Staffordshire Tableware and Wedgewood. Mark’s expertise includes lean manufacturing delivery, and the development of appropriate manufacturing practices.

Karl Hayes, Commercial Director

Karl has had over twenty years experience in the drinks industry with Diageo PLC. His roles have encompassed several Sales and Commercial Directorships in both the UK and internationally , account management of Tesco and Asda, field sales leadership of large teams, international distributor and joint venture partner management at Board level, customer marketing leadership of the Guinness Brand in the UK, sales operations, sales capability development and sales training.
Karl has a Bsc (hons) in Management Science from the University of Aston in Birmingham as well as other industry related qualifications.

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