M&S veteran Paul Friston joins 2 Sisters Food Group as chief financial officer

Boparan Holdings Limited (BHL), the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, has announced the appointment of Paul Friston as its new group chief financial officer (CFO).

Friston will join the 2 Sisters Food Group business in early February and become a member of the BHL board.

He has a 28-year track record in financial and corporate leadership roles at Marks and Spencer, taking on senior finance, strategy, commercial & transformation roles, as well as holding the post of managing director of M&S' International business for six years.

Friston takes over from Nigel Williams who has decided to return to return to Australia for family reasons.

“I am delighted to welcome Paul to 2 Sisters,” Ranjit Singh, president of BHL, said.

“He joins at an extremely important time for the business and I look forward to working closely with him as we execute our ambitious sustainability and investment plans in the coming years which will shape our business for the next generation."

Friston added: “2 Sisters is a dynamic business, I know it well and very much respect it as a food manufacturing leader in the UK, so I am extremely happy to be joining the team.

“There are clearly many challenges for the food sector in such a competitive and cost-conscious environment, but the potential of a business as ambitious and significant as 2 Sisters is a truly exciting prospect. I look forward to playing my part in taking the company forward.”