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Directors' detailsKen McMeikan (Chief Executive) Kennedy McMeikan, (Chief Executive), 44, joined the Board on 1 June 2008 and became Chief Executive of the Company on 1 August 2008. Ken was Retail Director of J Sainsbury plc, having joined them in 2005 after a short period as chief executive of Tesco in Japan. Prior to this, he had spent 14 years in operational roles within Tesco, becoming chief executive of the Europa Foods convenience store business following its acquisition in 2002, with responsibility for its integration into the Tesco Express format. Richard Hutton (Finance Director) Richard Hutton FCA (Finance Director), 41, was appointed to the Board on 13 March 2006. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and gained career experience with Procter & Gamble before joining Greggs in 1998. He was appointed Finance Director on 10 May 2006. Raymond Reynolds (Retail Director) Raymond Reynolds (Retail Director), 49, was appointed to the Board on 18 December 2006. He joined Greggs in retail management in 1986. During the late 1990s, as general manager he built a significant new business for Greggs in the Edinburgh region, and in 2002 he was appointed Managing Director of Greggs of Scotland. Derek Netherton (Chairman)  Derek Netherton (Chairman), 64, spent his career in investment banking and retired in 1996 from his position as joint head of Corporate Finance at J Henry Schroder & Co Limited. He is a non-executive director of Next plc and St Jamess Place plc. He was appointed to the board on 1 March 2002 and appointed Chairman in August of the same year. There have been no significant changes to the Chairman's other commitments during 2008. He is chairman of the Nominations Committee. Bob Bennett   Bob Bennett (Senior Independent Director), 62, was appointed to the Board in December 2003. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer & Pegler and was Group Finance Director of Northern Rock plc from 1993 until his retirement at the end of January 2007. He is a non-executive director of Redrow plc and Expro International Group PLC. He is a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees; he has been Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2004 and became the Senior Independent Director in 2008. Julie Baddeley Julie Baddeley, 58, was appointed to the Board in March 2005. She has held senior executive roles in the Woolwich plc (where she was responsible for Information Technology and Human Resources), Accenture and Sema Consulting. Julie is a non-executive director of Camelot Group plc, the Department of Health, Chrysalis VCT plc and is an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School, Oxford. Julie is a member of the Nominations and Audit Committees and has been Chair of the Remuneration Committee since 2005. Roger Whiteside Roger Whiteside, 51, joined the Board on 17 March 2008. Roger is Managing Director of the Leased division of Punch Taverns plc. He was Chief Executive of the Thresher Group off-licence chain from 2004 2007. Prior to this, he was one of the founding team of Ocado, the innovative online grocer operating in partnership with Waitrose, and served as Joint Managing Director from 2000 2004. He began his career at Marks & Spencer, where he spent 20 years, ultimately becoming head of its Food Business. Roger is a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees of the Board. Iain Ferguson Iain Ferguson, CBE, 53, joined the Board as a non-executive director on 31 March 2009. Iain has been Chief Executive of Tate and Lyle plc since May 2003. Previously, he worked for Unilever, where he held a number of senior positions including Executive Chairman of Birds Eye Walls and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He is a former Commissioner on the UK Governments Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food and also a former President of the Institute of Grocery Distribution. He was, until 31 December 2008, President of the UK Food and Drink Federation and is Honorary Vice President of the British Nutrition Foundation and a member of Defras Council of Food Policy Advisors. Audit Committee Nomination Committee Remuneration Committee
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