Fiona Kendrick
Dame Fiona Marie Kendrick, DBE (born 5 May 1955) is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Nestlé UK & Ireland, the manufacturers of Kit Kat. Nestlé UK & Ireland has a turnover of around £2.7bn, with 8,000 employees over 23 sites. She was brought up in Hereford. She studied biology and chemistry at university. She began her career for two years as a biology and chemistry teacher. She has an older sister. Her father was Irish and her mother English.
Nestlé
She joined Nestlé UK in January 1980 as a commercial graduate in the frozen food section. She became the first female Chief Executive of Nestlé UK in October 2012, being announced on 11 August 2012. Nestlé UK has its headquarters at City Place Gatwick, off the A23 at the south-east of Gatwick Airport. She is a UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills.[1]
Personal life
In January 2015 she was awarded a damehood in the 2015 New Year Honours.[2] She lives in Tadworth in east Surrey.[3] She is involved with the charity Speakers for Schools.
Family
She is married with two sons.
References
- ↑ Profile, ukces.blog.gov.uk; accessed 24 April 2016.
- ↑ Notice of damehood for Fiona Kendrick, nestle.co.uk, January 2015.
- ↑ Notice of damehood, yourlocalguardian.co.uk, December 2014.
External links
| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Grimwood |
Chief Executive and Chairman of Nestlé UK & I October 2012 - |
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| Preceded by |
Managing Director of Nestlé UK (Food & Beverage Division) August 2001 - January 2008 |
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| Cultural offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard Evans |
President of the Food and Drink Federation January 2015- December 2015 |
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