Nish Kankiwala

Nish has a wealth of experience in consumer goods and retail having worked with some of the great global brands. Early part of his career, having started as a Graduate Trainee with Unilever, was spent in The Netherlands, France and then the US, where he held a number of commercial and operational roles. Subsequently, Nish joined PepsiCo and over 10 years ended up being President of the soft drinks business in Europe and Africa. Having spent over 25 years in global FMCG businesses, he then leveraged this experience and commenced his career within Private Equity structured companies. His career spanned consumer retail; being President of Burger King International, a fast moving retail business in over 60 countries and with nearly 4,000 restaurants and also as Non-Exec Director of a large retail business in China. Nish continued his career within Private Equity led businesses with a number of assignments as Chairman and CEO, associated with brands such as Jeyes, Tommee Tippee and Plum Baby Foods. He arrived at Hovis in 2014, initially as Chairman and in the last 5 years, as CEO, where he has led the turnaround of a much loved and cherished UK brand.