Cornelius Group Reorganizes for Growth

The Board of Cornelius Group, a UK-based distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, has announced a number of management changes to support its 2025 vision for growth.

Dr. Neville Prior, Group Chairman, said: "The Board of Cornelius has been working on our long term vision and strategy and recognizes the need to develop the structure of the company to deliver its next phase of growth."

Long term Board directors David Brown and Richard Herring remain with the Group in new non-executive director roles. David Brown is now responsible for developing the Cornelius sourcing and international business strategy working with Darren Spiby, managing director, who takes over responsibility for the overall UK & international business. Richard Herring will remain in a consulting role for the Human Resources function.

In a separate move, Joanna Stephenson joins Cornelius, as non-executive director, responsible for driving the marketing and strategic development of the Group. Joanna is a former vice president of Marketing of Linpac Group and is managing director of PHD Marketing & Strategy.