Former Sainsbury’s CEO headline speaker for PPMA Show

Taking to the stage on the first day, Justin will discuss the future for multiple retailers, how the growing market shares of discount retailers will affect the supply chain and how the continued emergence of supermarket convenience outlets is shaping the market.

PPMA 2015 takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from Sep 29 – Oct 1.

Grant Collier, head of marketing for the PPMA Group, said: “We’re delighted to have confirmed Justin King as the headline seminar speaker at this year’s PPMA Show. Justin is one of this country’s most widely respected business figures and I’m sure his discussion will provide valuable insight for both visitors and exhibitors. The issues surrounding the relationships between suppliers and major retailers has never been more pertinent and there are few people in the industry better positioned to comment on this topic than Justin.”

In addition to being CEO of Sainsburys for just over ten years, Justin has previously worked for M&S, Asda, Häagen-Dazs, Pepsi-Cola International and Mars, in a career spanning more than thirty years. At current, Justin is a non-executive director of Staples and has recently taken on the interim role of Chairman of Manor Marussia F1 team.

Last year’s show saw more than 8,000 visitors take to the floor in search of the latest developments from across a range of industries including the food, drink, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, dairy, snacks, construction and electronic sectors.