Greggs bakes succession plan for top pair as pandemic prompts maiden annual loss

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The high street chain will say on Tuesday that its chairman will remain in place to identify its next CEO, Sky News learns.

Greggs will this week reveal that it is baking boardroom succession plans when it discloses that its veteran chairman will remain in place to oversee the hunt for a new chief executive.

Sky News has learnt that the company will announce alongside annual results on Tuesday that Ian Durant has been asked by its board to stay beyond the nine-year period beyond which he would cease to be regarded as independent under UK corporate governance guidelines. Sources said that Mr Durant, who became Greggs' chairman in 2013, was likely to stay for"at least a couple more years" as the company battles the impact of theThe sandwich chain's chairman will also identify a successor to Roger Whiteside, who has presided over its wildly successful growth during most of the last eight years.

Renowned for its sausage rolls, Greggs has thrived on high streets even as many retail chains have faced collapse.

 

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