Nomad Foods Limited has appointed Samy Zekhout as its new chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2018. Upon joining the Feltham, England-headquartered frozen food company, he will also assume a position on the board of directors.
Zekhout comes to Nomad Foods with more than 30 years of global consumer products experience at Procter & Gamble (P&G), most recently as chief financial officer and vice president of global grooming for the past 11 years, where is have been instrumental in driving increased profitability and cash flow performance, step-change revenue growth across the portfolio and the successful execution and integration of several acquisitions. Throughout the course of his career, he has held various finance roles while residing in several countries including France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and the United States.
“We are pleased to welcome Samy to Nomad Foods,” said CEO Stefan Descheemaeker. “He is a talented finance executive with global experience and a proven track record of unlocking value and integrating acquisitions within large consumer product portfolios. We look forward to his contributions as we enter the next phase of our growth strategy.”
Nomad Foods produces, markets and distributes frozen food products in 17 countries and has the leading market share in Western Europe. Its portfolio of brands includes Birds Eye, Iglo and Findus.
