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Management team

Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas

President and Chief Operating Officer

Steve joined Saputo in 1993. Since then he has held a variety of different roles within the North America business in operations and supply chain, including most recently SVP, Operations and Supply Chain for the US Dairy Division. Steve was appointed President & Chief Operating Officer of Saputo Dairy UK in September 2024.
Adam Braithwaite

Adam Braithwaite

Senior Vice President, Commercial

Adam joined the Company in 2002 and has held a number of senior management positions within the business. He was appointed Group Commercial Director in April 2013 and became Senior Vice President Commercial following the acquisition by Saputo.
Stephen Cook

Stephen Cook

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain

Stephen has worked in the dairy industry for most of his career. He joined Saputo as a result of the acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter in Australia in 2014. He subsequently transferred to the UK in 2020 and was promoted to his current role in 2022.
Emilie Grundy

Emilie Grundy

Vice President, Butter, Spreads & Oils

Emilie has worked for companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, SSP Ltd and Bacardi Martini Ltd. She joined Dairy Crest in 2015 and held a number of marketing positions until her appointment as VP, Butter, Spreads & Oils in 2022.
Isobel Hinton

Isobel Hinton

Vice President, Legal

Isobel has worked in the food and drinks industry for most of her career, with UK and Global legal roles at Nestle, Unilever and SABMiller. She joined Dairy Crest in 2012 and was appointed VP, Legal in 2023.
Scott Kellaway-Moore

Scott Kellaway-Moore

Vice President, Sales

Scott has spent his career in commercial roles within the dairy industry. He joined Dairy Crest in 2014 where he has held a number of senior commercial roles before being appointed VP Sales in 2025. He is also a member of the GroceryAid President’s Fundraising Committee.

Andy Lewis

Andy Lewis

Vice President, Technical

Andy has spent his whole career in technical roles within the food and drink industry, including positions at Cargill, H.P. Bulmers Ltd, Tulip and 2 Sisters Food Group. He joined Dairy Crest in 2017 as Group Technical Manager, became Technical Director in 2019 before being appointed VP, Technical in 2025.

Kerry Owens

Kerry Owens

Vice President, Strategic Business Development

Kerry has worked both in the UK and internationally with major FMCG brands and businesses including Heinz, Sara Lee Douwe Egberts, Diageo and pladis. More recently she spent four years in a Private Equity backed venture before joining Saputo in 2022 as Director, Plant Based. She was appointed VP, Strategic Business Development in 2025.

Chris Thornton

Chris Thornton

Senior Vice President, Finance

Chris worked in various Finance roles at Dairy Crest from 1994 until 2015 when he moved across to Muller with the sale of the Dairies business. He returned to Saputo Dairy UK as Finance Director in 2020.
Robert Willock

Robert Willock

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Robert joined Dairy Crest in 2006 as HR Director, Dairies from The Maersk Company where he was Director of Human Resources. He was appointed to his current role in April 2013.

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