Our Leadership

The board of Boparan Holdings, the holding company of 2 Sisters Food Group, comprises of a president, a chairman, executive directors and non-executive directors.

Executive Board

Baljinder Boparan

Director

Baljinder Boparan founded the business with her husband Ranjit in 1993. Together they are the sole shareholders of Boparan Holdings, the holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group. Baljinder also plays a major role as a trustee of the Boparan Charitable Trust- raising significant sums to help disabled and disadvantaged children throughout the UK.

Paul Friston

Chief Financial Officer

Paul is a seasoned senior executive with deep experience of the retail and food sectors, having spent the past 28 years in a number of senior leadership roles at Marks and Spencer, most recently as chief commercial officer for M&S Food. He held the Managing Director position of the M&S international business for six years, and during his tenure held key roles in strategy, transformation and senior financial for the retailer.

Richard Pennycook

Chairman

As Chairman of the Board, Richard brings a wealth of experience to the role from a range of retail and consumer business sectors. He joined the Co-op Group in 2013 as CFO, and was appointed CEO the following year, leading a successful transformation and turnaround of the business. His previous executive roles include Board positions at Morrison’s supermarkets, the RAC, Bulmers and J D Wetherspoon. He is also Chairman of Howdens Joinery and On the Beach.

Ranjit Singh

President of Boparan Holdings Limited

Ranjit is President of Boparan Holdings Limited. He founded the business in 1993 and has more than 25 years’ experience in the food industry. Ranjit is particularly skilled at growing businesses, both organically and through acquisition. Notable acquisitions include Northern Foods and Brookes Avana in 2011. Ranjit and his wife Baljinder Boparan are the sole shareholders of Boparan Holdings, the holding company for 2 Sisters Food Group.

Non-executive Board

Ian Ellis

Non-Executive Director

Ian Ellis is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Ian has a strong 30-year track record in retail and food businesses with considerable experience at Board level at large organisations. He joined the Co-op in 2015 and spent four years at the business before retiring from the Chief Financial Officer role. He has held a number of senior finance positions at Morrisons and Northern Foods Plc, and he was also previously CFO of Wilko. Ian is a member of the Board of Governors at Nottingham Trent University.

David Gregory

Non Executive Director

David is a non-executive director, a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Safety & Governance Committee. From 2000 to 2009 David was Group Director of Technology at Marks & Spencer. He is a visiting professor in the Centre for Food Security at the University of Reading, Chartered Scientist and President of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. He is also Chairman of food safety and compliance specialist Acoura, Trustee and past Chairman of the British Nutrition Foundation Ltd and a non-executive director of British Retail Consortium Trading Ltd.