Following the comments made by David Mitchell, Sales Director for BT Global Services, we continue to hear stories of senior appointment in UK businesses given to those who have come from a sales background.
In this instance, Redwood Wholefood Company, the multi-award winning vegan food firm acquired last year by charity and animal rights campaigner Heather Mills, has appointed Nigel Phillips as managing director. He was previously MD of granoVita, the health food firm he founded in 1991.
Mr Phillips, 52, who worked for The Haldane Group and Granose Foods for 15 years before founding granoVita, said he was absolutely delighted to be joining Redwood, a company he had ‘admired for many years’.
Prior to founding granoVita, he was sales and marketing director for Haldane Foods, where he moved the company into profit and increased sales from £3 million to £8 million in just over 15 months.
While at granoVita, Nigel Phillips turned the company into a multi-million pound business, also acquiring a production site in Canada.
“Redwood has extremely strong business ethics, is at the cutting edge of food manufacturing and is 100% British” he said. “It is widely recognised throughout the industry as one of the most innovative and inspirational vegetarian food companies around.”
The company exports to 17 countries worldwide and manufactures all its products at its animal-free factory in Corby, Northamptonshire.
“Nigel is an extremely experienced and professional businessman with an impressive portfolio of knowledge and skill within the health food industry,” said Heather Mills. “It is with the utmost delight and respect that I and the team at Redwood welcome him on board.” |