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Roger Mark Whiteside OBE (born 13 June 1958)[1] is a British businessman, the former chief executive (CEO) of Greggs , the largest bakery chain in the United Kingdom.[2]
Early life
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He was born in Fulham . His father was in the British Army , and he moved to RAF Wildenrath in Germany. He returned to Southampton when he was 11 and attended Saint George Catholic College before moving on to Itchen Sixth Form College ,[3] then the University of Leeds , and gained a First Class degree in economics in 1979.[4]
Career
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Greggs bakery
Marks & Spencer
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He joined Marks & Spencer in 1979, and worked with Sir Richard Greenbury , and helped to set up the Simply Food division. He became head of the food division at Marks & Spencer, with Nigel Robertson [clarify ] .
Ocado
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He helped to set up Ocado in 2000, with Tim Steiner , Jason Gissing and Jonathan Faiman . He was joint managing director with Nigel Robertson.[5] Ocado sold products from Waitrose .
Thresher Group
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He was Chief Executive at Thresher Group from 2004 to 2007. The company was placed into administration in September 2009.
Greggs
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He became Chief Executive of Greggs on 4 February 2013.
Whiteside stepped down as Greggs CEO in May 2022.[6] Animal rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) honoured Whiteside's contribution to vegan foods, including the Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll, by naming a rescued pig in his honour.[7]
Personal life
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He lives in Wargrave , in Berkshire . He is married with two children.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Women and Equality.[8]
References
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^ "Stocks" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 11 May 2016 .
^ "Itchen College :: Guest Speaker: Roger Whiteside, CEO of Greggs" . www.itchen.ac.uk .
^ Armstrong, Ashley (7 November 2015). "Greggs' boss says global growth is 'impossible' " – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Mills, Lauren (9 November 2003). "Joint managing directors are poised to leave Ocado" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Finch, Hannah (16 May 2022). "How Greggs became great with Roger Whiteside - and the woman replacing him" . Business Live . Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ "Love Greggs' Vegan Sausage Rolls? You'll Love Roger the Pig, Too!" . PETA UK . 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ "New Year Honours list 2019" (PDF) . GOV.UK . 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019 .
Business positions
Preceded by
Ken McMeikan
Chief Executive of Greggs February 2013 - January 2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Chief Executive of Punch Taverns August 2011 - January 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief Executive of Threshers 2004 - 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Joint Managing Director of Ocado (with Nigel Robertson) 2000 - November 2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Joint Director of Food at Marks & Spencer (with Nigel Robertson) - 1999
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