Our people

Raj Tugnait

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Raj is responsible for setting the direction and culture with the executive team, and delivering for colleagues, customers and shareholders. Raj joined Meadow in early 2022, bringing with him over 30 years of senior experience in the food industry with PE and listed companies, including being CEO at Sysco Speciality and MD at Brakes Group.

Jack Hancock

M&A & Strategy Director

Jack joined Meadow in 2007 and has led transformation across various parts of the group, including the new plant-based division. With his experience of the business and industry, Jack is responsible for developing the strategic direction of the business through transformational growth opportunities and M&A.

Paul McIntyre

Chief Financial Officer

Paul joined Meadow in 2024 and is responsible for developing the financial planning and reporting of our business, as well as the company’s IT function. Paul has a wealth of knowledge with senior finance roles in private healthcare, food service with Brakes and recently EMEA FD for Solenis, a water treatment, cleaning and hygiene company.

Jim Bebb

Group Operations & Supply Chain Director

Jim is responsible for our operations, procurement and logistics departments. He has worked in the dairy industry for 22 years and joined Meadow in 2007. Since then, Jim has developed the producer milk pool from 150 farmers with 120 million litres of milk to more than 400 producers with 550 million litres. Jim manages our entire supply chain operation, an integral function in the business.

Jamie Barrell

Commercial Director - Dairy Division

Jamie is responsible for procurement and sales of bulk creams across the business. He also manages the sales of anhydrous milk fat and butter produced at our Chester site. He joined Meadow in 2000 from Unigate where he was responsible for dairy trading for more than a decade.

Andy Smith

Commercial Director - Speciality Ingredients

Andy is responsible for our Commercial, Innovation and Marketing departments, focusing on customer innovation and identifying new markets for business growth. He joined Meadow in early 2022 and has over 20 years’ experience working in the food industry, having previously worked for large brands such as Quorn and Mondelez.

Cat Costigan

Group Human Resources Director

Cat joined Meadow in October 2023 and is responsible for day-to-day HR operations across the Meadow sites as well as talent acquisition and people development. She is ACA qualified and has over 15 years' experience in senior HR roles within the food manufacturing industry.

Caroline Brown

Head of Planning & Change

Caroline joined the business in March 2022 and is responsible for driving the strategic priorities and the successful implementation of transformational change projects. She has a wealth of food industry and management consultancy experience, including roles at Sysco Speciality Group and Brakes.

Alun Lewis

Head of Sustainability

Alun joined Meadow in 2007 and has spent over 30 years working in dairy manufacturing. He has held various positions, covering Technical, Environmental, Management and Sustainability. His current role is to determine and deliver the Sustainability strategy for the business, an essential part of our growth plans.

Mark Chantler

Chairman

Mark joined the family business in 2011 and having successfully delivered significant top-line growth and improvements in profitability, was promoted to CEO of the group in 2017. He continued to lead the growth of the business until early 2022 when he handed over the role to Raj. Mark remains an active member on the Meadow Board, supporting and advising the senior leadership team on business strategy.

Raj Tugnait

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Raj is responsible for setting the direction and culture with the executive team, and delivering for colleagues, customers and shareholders. Raj joined Meadow in early 2022, bringing with him over 30 years of senior experience in the food industry with PE and listed companies, including being CEO at Sysco Speciality and MD at Brakes Group.

Jack Hancock

M&A and Strategy Director

Jack joined Meadow in 2007 and has led transformation across various parts of the group, including the new plant-based division. With his experience of the business and industry, Jack is responsible for developing the strategic direction of the business through transformational growth opportunities and M&A.

Paul McIntyre

Chief Financial Officer

Paul joined Meadow in 2024 and is responsible for developing the financial planning and reporting of our business, as well as the company’s IT function. Paul has a wealth of knowledge with senior finance roles in private healthcare, food service with Brakes and recently EMEA FD for Solenis, a water treatment, cleaning and hygiene company.

Navtej Sidhu

Non-Executive Director

Navtej is a Director at Fairfax Financial Holdings and represents them on the Meadow Board. Prior to joining Fairfax, Navtej also held senior roles at Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets and Desjardins Securities.

Jonathan Burley

Export Director

James Clapham

Head of Sales - Fresh

Spencer Hackett

Key Account Manager - Fresh

Ryan Morris

Key Account Manager - Confectionery

Hannah White

Key Account Manager - Inclusions & Sweet Sauces

Chris Haigh

Key Account Manager - Inclusions

Dave Clarke

Key Account Manager - Plant Based

Joe Swanson

National Account Manager - Foodservice

Kim Bonnelykke

National Account Manager - Fresh

James Crossley

National Account Manager - Fresh

Karen Jones

National Account Manager - Inclusions

Charlotte Aspinall

National Account Manager - Fresh

James MacPhee

National Account Executive - Fresh

James Farrell

Trading Manager - Butter & Butteroils

Alistair James

Trading Manager - Milk