Plc Board


Brendan Hynes

Brendan Hynes - Group Chief Executive

Brendan Hynes joined the company as Group Finance Director in 2002. He was made Group Chief Executive in November 2007.



Tim Croston

Tim Croston - Group Finance Director

Tim Croston initially joined the company as Group Financial Controller in 2005 and moved to Finance and Operations Director for the Vimto Soft Drinks Division in 2007. He was appointed Group Finance Director in January 2010.



John Nichols

John Nichols - Non Executive Chairman

John Nichols is the grandson of the original founder Mr. John Noel Nichols. John moved from executive Chairman of the group to non executive chairman in November 2007.



John Longworth

John Longworth - Non Executive Director

Mr Longworth is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Cooperative Group and is also a Competition Commission panel member. He is Chairman of a business he founded in 2010, SVA Ltd. Previous roles have included being a Main Board Director of Asda and a Director of Tesco Stores. He was appointed to the Board of Nichols plc in November 2010.


Eric Healey

Eric Healey - Non Executive Director

Mr Healey, a Chartered Accountant, is a member of the audit committee of the University of Salford and an adviser to a number of enterprises. He is former senior partner of an international accounting firm. He was appointed to the Board in January 2011.