UK savoury snacks maker Tayto Group has appointed Mike Hancox as its new CEO.
Hancox. most recently the chief executive of delivery group Yodel, will succeed Fergal McCann from 1 January.
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McCann will retire after 13 years at Tayto Group, first as a finance director and later as chief executive.
Hancox said: “I am excited to be joining Tayto Group and helping to unlock the potential of its products and brands. Tayto is a successful business with a very solid base on which to grow, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Tayto Group, headquartered in Corby in the English Midlands, focuses on crisps, popcorn and salted pork snacks, including brands such as Tayto and Golden Wonder. It also has own-label contracts with “Britain’s leading supermarkets”.
The company, founded in 1956, has approximately 1,600 employees. According to its website, it manufactures in five locations, four in England and one in Northern Ireland.
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By GlobalDataStephen Hutchinson, executive chairman, thanked McCann for his “substantial contribution” to the business’s “growth and success over the past 13 years”.
“We wish him well in his retirement,” he said. “I’m delighted to welcome Mike to Tayto, bringing with him a wealth of experience leading similar businesses to deliver outstanding results. We look forward to him joining the business and building on the strong foundations that we have in place.”
