The board of Greggs plc has announced the appointment of Robert Moorhead as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 1 October 2025. He will become chair of the audit committee and join the nominations and remuneration committees.

Moorhead was chief financial officer and chief operating officer of WH Smith plc before retiring from the board in November 2024. He is a non-executive director of Watches of Switzerland Group plc, where he chairs the audit committee.

In his executive career, Moorhead previously held the roles of finance director at Specsavers Optical Group and finance and IT director at World Duty Free Europe Limited.

Greggs’ current auditco chair, Kate Ferry, will retire from the board at the end of August.

Matt Davies, chair of Greggs, said: “Kate has played a key role on the board of Greggs and I would like to take this moment to thank her for her exceptional contribution over the last six years. Whilst we are very sorry to see her go, we are delighted that Robert has accepted our invitation to join the board. His financial expertise in a listed company environment, together with his significant experience in retail will be of great benefit to our business.”