Board of Trustees

Ruston was previously Group Director - Pensions and Insurable Risk at Tesco. and currently holds a number of roles within the pensions industry.

Alison is Group Finance Director at Tesco, having joined the retailer in 2009.

Working in the grocery sector for almost two decades, Richard's current role is Director of Fresh Food at Sainsbury's.

Involved in the grocery trade for nearly 20 years Bart’s current role is Business Revitalisation Expert for Dallamura Ltd.

As Divisional MD at William Reed, Lorraine oversees seven brands including The Grocer, Convenience Store and Forecourt Trader.

Following roles with M&S and John Lewis, Mark has been the Group Sales Director for Nestle UK and Ireland since 2011.

Qualifying from Addleshaw Goddard LLP in Leeds, Helen is Central Projects Lawyer at Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc.

Dawood was appointed to the role of Managing Director of Bestway in 2018 having been elected to the Board of Directors of Bestway Group in 2004.

Mark is currently CEO of Clear Box Retail. Previous roles have included Corporate Sales Director and Chief Executive at Nestle, Unilever, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Reach.

Louise started her career at Waitrose before joining Kraft. She is currently UK MD at Mondelez International.

Hayley is Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer at Asda having joined the Executive Board in 2011.

Helen worked at P&G for 25 years in roles spanning Customer Business Development and Human Resources.

Having previously held roles in sales, logistics and customer marketing, Jason is now Regional Sales Vice President of Mars Petcare Europe.

Mark was former Commercial Director at Waitrose.