The Country Range Group has announced that Martin Ward has been appointed as its new Chief Executive, effective 1 October.
Ward has been with Lancashire-based foodservice buying group for over 20 years, starting as a Buyer and then becoming Trading Director in 2015.
Ward said: “I am delighted to be appointed the new Country Range Group Chief Executive and am truly excited about the opportunities ahead for our members and the Group as a whole.
“It’s been an incredibly tough last few years, and turbulent times may lay ahead, but if I have learnt anything in recent times, it’s that our Group has the resources, creativity, resilience and most importantly – the amazing people within our teams, to face and conquer anything thrown at us.”
He added: “We have ambitious plans over the next few years to reach a target of £1billion in sales turnover so we have highlighted four strategic areas that we need to focus on as a Group and individually; scale, sustainability, data and the development of the Country Range brand. Our mission is still to ensure our members achieve a faster and more profitable growth by being a member of our group, and I strongly believe that by achieving these strategic goals we will do this.”
