Nish Kankiwala

Nish Kankiwala currently serves as CEO of John Lewis Partnership and as Non Executive Chair of Vibrant Foods, both roles commenced in 2023. Previously, Nish Kankiwala held the position of Non Executive Director at John Lewis & Partners from April 2021 to March 2023 and was the CEO and Chairman of Hovis Ltd from May 2014 to September 2022. Additional leadership experience includes Chairman roles at Jeyes and Plum Baby, and CEO at Mayborn Group Limited. Nish Kankiwala also served as President at Burger King Corporation and President of Europe & Africa at PepsiCo. Early career experience includes senior management roles at Unilever. Nish Kankiwala holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering from UCL, completed in 1979.