Ontex announces board changes
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Mr. Bellamy was appointed a Non-Executive Chairman of the company in March 2011.
He is a Director and Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc, a Director of The Gap Inc and a Director and Chairman of Williams-Sonoma Inc.
He was Chairman of The Body Shop International plc until March 2008 and was formerly Chairman and a Director of Gucci Group NV and of The Robert Mondavi Corporation.
Mr. Bellamy graduated from University of South Africa with B.Com and MBA degrees.
Mr. Walsh was appointed Advisor to the Chairman and the Chief Executive of Diageo plc from 1 July 2013, having previously been Chief Executive since September 2000.
He has served in a number of management roles since joining GrandMet’s brewing division in 1982, including Chief Executive Officer of The Pillsbury Company.
He was appointed to the GrandMet board in October 1995 and to the Diageo plc board in December 1997.
He is a Non-Executive Director of Avanti Communication Group plc, Unilever PLC and FedEx Corporation in the United States.
He was appointed a Business Ambassador on the UK Government’s Business Ambassador Network on 9 August 2012 and is also a Member of the Council of the Scotch Whisky Association. ■