Nomad Foods has appointed Justin Billingsley as its Chief Marketing Officer, reinforcing the Woking, England-headquartered frozen food company’s focus on sustainable growth across its European brands and markets. He reports directly to CEO Dominic Brisby.
Billingsley brings significant global marketing leadership experience to the job, with a proven track record of building brands, accelerating innovation and leading high-performing teams within complex, consumer-driven organizations. He has more than 30 years’ experience, balanced between brand leadership and marketing services leadership roles.
“Justin’s deep marketing expertise and brand leadership capabilities will be instrumental as we continue to build a more powerful, unified set of brands across Europe,” said Brisby. “His experience will be critical in accelerating our growth agenda and strengthening our connection with consumers across all markets.”
The announcement builds on the company’s recent leadership developments, including the appointment of Jon Fernandez de Barrena as President Southern Europe, and Simon Ball as President UK & Ireland.
First Quarter Performance
Meanwhile, on May 7 Nomad Foods announced financial results for the three-month period ending on March 31, 2026. Reported revenue decreased 5.9% to €715 million, while organic revenue fell 5.3% with a volume decline of 4.4%. Gross margin contracted 210 basis points. Profit decreased 12% to €29 million, while Adjusted EBITDA decreased 22.9% to €93 million. Reported diluted earnings per share fell 5.0% to €0.20, while Adjusted EPS decreased 34.3% to €0.23
Commenting on the performance, CEO Brisby stated: “We made meaningful progress strengthening our foundation while delivering healthy adjusted free cash flow in the first quarter. Since the beginning of the year, we have successfully secured our planned level of price increases, realigned order patterns by eliminating inefficient quarter‐end sales incentives, and reshaped the organization while recruiting top‐tier talent.”
He added: “Over the past several months, we have also conducted a comprehensive review of our growth opportunities, and I am increasingly excited about Nomad Foods’ potential to deliver accelerating growth and create long‐term shareholder value.”
Noam Gottesman, the company’s co-chairman and founder, remarked: “I am very encouraged by the pace and decisiveness with which Dominic and his team are strengthening the foundation for growth. Our market advantages are increasingly evident, with accelerating category growth and resilient demand for our brands during the quarter. I am confident the company is positioned to deliver a step‐change in growth as the new leadership team transforms the culture and advances its expansion initiatives.”
For the full year 2026, the company continues to expect organic revenue to decline by 2%-5% and Adjusted EBITDA to decline by 5%-10%. Adjusted EPS is now expected to be €1.47-€1.62, versus prior guidance of €1.45-€1.60, due to incremental share repurchase activity during the first quarter. Based on USD/EUR exchange rate as of April 30, 2026, this translates into 2026 Adjusted EPS of $1.72-$1.90.
