Pladis CEO Salman Amin steps down

Snacking heavyweight Pladis has announced the departure of its CEO Salman Amin with immediate effect. In a brief statement, the McVitie’s biscuits manufacturer, owned by Turkish conglomerate Yildiz Holding, said Amin has left for “personal reasons”. “We can confirm Sridhar Ramamurthy, chief financial officer, and Tim Brett, managing director Europe and developing markets, have assumed temporary oversight of Pladis,\" the statement added. Ramamurthy and Brett have assumed temporary oversight of the business until a new CEO is appointed. Amin joined Pladis as Chief Executive in February 2019. He previously held senior roles at PepsiCo and SC Johnson and served as a non-executive director at ITV. His temporary successors bring extensive experience, with Ramamurthy having previously worked at Unilever and Brett at The Coca-Cola Company. At Pladis, Amin was accountable for all the categories and geographies of the company, including Europe, the US and the Far East. Amin’s departure follows a shake-up of the Pladis leadership team earlier this year in a bid for further growth. Prior to Jan 1, the snacking giant operated with a Turkey, Eastern Europe & Central Asia (TREECA) division (its largest business) and a Western Europe & emerging markets division.