UK-based food group Premier Foods has announced that group finance director Paul Thomas will step down later this year.

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Thomas, who joined Premier in 2002, will leave the company “shortly” after Premier delivers its interim results on 5 August.


Thomas said that he was leaving to “seek new challenges”.


“Following the successful capital restructuring and equity issue in March of this year, Premier Foods is in a strong position and has a great future ahead of it,” he added.


A successor is yet to be named.

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