Simon Litherland

Simon has been Chief Executive Officer since February 2013, having joined Britvic in September 2011 as Managing Director, GB.

Skills, competence and experience:

Simon’s earlier career was with Diageo plc, a global leader in alcoholic beverages. His last role was Managing Director of Diageo Great Britain, having previously run Diageo’s businesses in South Africa, Ireland and Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to this he led various functions and held a variety of international finance director roles in Diageo, IDV and Grand Metropolitan.

Simon was the President of the Incorporated Society of British Advertising from 2015 to 2017.

Simon was born in Zimbabwe and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in South Africa having gained a business degree at the University of Cape Town.

External public directorships:

Non-Executive Director of Persimmon plc and a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.