People: Branston; Bishop Grosseteste University
Lincolnshire potato supplier Branston has appointed Richard Fell to its prepared team as managing director.
The appointment comes as Branston announces planned investment of £12m to expand its prep factory, in order to provide more capacity to meet the increasing customer demand.
James Truscott, managing director at Branston, said: “This investment will support our business growth plans and give us the ability to not only expand our prep business, but also develop new products and customers, enabling us to grow our workforce throughout 2021 and beyond.
“We have appointed Richard to lead this priority area for Branston, which is a new position within the business. He will be working closely with myself, our executive board and the wider prepared team throughout our period of expansion. Richard has a wide range of skills and experience and we are excited to welcome him on board.”
Fell has more than 22 years of management experience in chilled food, bakery and milling businesses. He has a wide range of skills and extensive expertise having held previous positions at Rank Hovis Milling, Premier Foods and Princes.
He said: “I’m really pleased to be joining the Branston executive board, it’s a huge privilege and such an exciting time for the business. I look forward to sharing my experience with the team and being a part of its new journey.”
Stephen Hinds
Stephen Hinds is joining Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in March as chief operating officer.
Hinds comes to BGU from Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, where he is currently deputy chief executive.
Hinds said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to return to the Higher Education sector, with an organisation that is delivering the highest standard of teaching available. To be able to support the University in delivering its strategy, to grow and continue to deliver high quality services is really exciting. It is going to be a great challenge and I’m really looking forward to getting started.”
The vice-chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University, the Rev’d Canon Professor Peter Neil, said: “I am delighted that Stephen is joining the executive team at BGU; he brings with him a wealth of experience both from the HE sector and from local government and I am very much looking forward to benefiting from his expertise as we move into the next phase in BGU’s development.”
