DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

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Manprit Randhawa, Chief Financial Officer and Interim Group Managing Director

Manprit is an experienced business leader, having previously served as Chief Financial Officer SkinBioTherapeutics plc, a listed life sciences business where he was responsible for financial and operational matters including investor relations. Prior to that, he held Chief Financial Officer roles in private equity and venture capital backed businesses and has a track record of working with high-growth innovation-led businesses which encompassed M&A, fundraising and financial scale-up infrastructure improvements.

Manprit is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales (ICAEW) and began his career at Deloitte.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

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Vijay Thakrar, Chair

Committee: Nomination (Chair) | Remuneration

Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in September 2020. Having previously chaired the Audit Committee, he now chairs the Nomination Committee. He was appointed Chair in January 2023.

Vijay qualified as a Chartered Accountant during the early part of his career and has extensive strategy, commercial and governance experience in FMCG. He was previously a Partner with Deloitte and EY and, since 2016, has served as an NED on various Boards, including Quorn Foods and The Quoted Companies Alliance and his current key roles are set out below.

Key External Appointments:
Non-executive Chair of Alumasc Group plc
Non-executive Director of RSM UK Holdings Limited (Remuneration Committee Chair and Audit Oversight Board)
Non-executive Director of Kilburn & Strode LLP

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Sangita Shah

Committee: Senior Independent Director | Remuneration (Chair) | Nomination

Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in April 2026.

Sangita is an experienced business and charity leader with current non-executive roles at the Quoted Companies Alliance, as Interim Chair of Big Technologies plc, as Senior Independent Director of Forward Industries Inc., as Non-executive Director of Rockwood Strategic plc, as Director of Odyssean Enterprises LTD and SHSS Partnership LLP. Sangita is a trustee of the Willow Foundation.

Previously, Sangita has served as a Non‑executive Director on several UK‑listed company boards, including Kinovo plc / Sureserve Compliance Electrical Holdings (Chair), RA International plc (Chair), Global Reach Technology EMEA Limited, Inspired Energy plc (Senior Independent Director and Interim Chair) and Ten Entertainment plc (Chair of the Remuneration Committee).

Earlier in her career, Sangita held senior positions at Unilever, Mars GB, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. Sangita is a qualified accountant (ACMA), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, and holds an MSc and BSc in Economics from the University of London.

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Christine Sisler

Committee: Remuneration (Interim Chair) | Audit

Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in February 2022.

After driving the continual growth of PepsiCo's iconic brands, Christine launched an entrepreneurial venture as Founding Partner & CEO for Merchant's Daughter Ciderworks, a start-up craft beverage company. In this role, she leverages more than three decades of Business Leadership, Research & Development, Commercialisation and Innovation expertise.

In the beverage start-up space Christine's expertise is a highly valued resource for development and commercialisation efforts. With her guidance, entrepreneurs have strategically launched exciting new products in both the Health and Wellness and Ready-to-Drink Alcohol categories.

As PepsiCo's Vice President of Global Innovation for Product Development & Marketing Equipment, Christine supported Global Research & Development for Carbonated and Non-Carbonated beverage portfolios and spearheaded the creation of the Beverage Culinary Innovation Center. Her signature is strategic leadership of global, cross-functional technical professionals, new product, package and equipment development - and the most cutting-edge, end-to-end commercialisation, quality and go-to-market systems. Her command of technology drives innovation and competitive advantage - deftly moving products through the supply chain from ideation to consumption.

Key External Appointments:
Serves on the New York Cider Association Executive Board as Treasurer

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Shaun Smith

Committee: Audit (Chair)

Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in April 2026.

Shaun has extensive plc experience having held Chief Financial Officer roles at Norcros plc and Aga Rangemaster Group plc, where he helped to deliver the transformation of the business into an international brand-led manufacturer and retail group.

Shaun is currently a Non-executive Director at Inspecs Group plc and previously held Non-executive Director roles at Diales Group Plc (as Chair), Cake Box Holdings plc (Audit Chair) and Epwin Group plc (Audit Chair).

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Helga Moelschl

Committee: Nomination

Appointed to the Board as a non-independent Non-executive Director in February 2026.

Helga has more than 20 years' experience in the food ingredients and flavours industry and has held senior roles at leading companies in the sector, including IFF and Givaudan. During her career Helga has established a strong track record of business performance leadership, commercial excellence and sustainable value creation, underpinned by innovative consumer-centric strategies.