Greggs welcomes new director to board 

Greggs has welcomed Lynne Weedall as an independent non-executive director to its board, with her role taking effect from 17 May 2022 following the chain’s upcoming AGM.

Weedall is described as an “experienced” People and Business Transformation executive, having held senior positions at Selfridges and Carphone Warehouse, among others. 

Throughout her executive career, she has been involved in and led “transformational” projects in several of the companies she has worked for, which have also included Whitbread and BUPA.

Weedall is currently the senior independent non-executive director and Remuneration Committee chair at Dr. Martens and Stagecoach. On 3 May, she is also due to join the board of Softcat as non-executive director and chair of the Remuneration Committee. 

She was previously a non-executive director and Remuneration Committee chair of Greene King from 2012 until 2019 and William Hill from 2019 until April 2021.

Greggs said it intends that Weedall will be appointed as chair of the Remuneration Committee when Helena Ganczakowski steps down from the board in 2023.

Ian Durant, chair of Greggs, said: “We are delighted that such an experienced non-executive director has accepted our invitation to join the board. Lynne brings with her extensive experience of HR and transformational change, and will add significant value to our board during this transitional phase and beyond.”