Nomad Foods on August 5 announced the appointment of Steven Libermann as its group executive president, effective immediately. As a member of the executive committee, he will be responsible for driving profitable growth across all of the Woking, England-headquartered frozen products company’s 22 markets and channels.
Libermann joined Nomad Foods as part of the acquisition of Findus in 2015, where he was chief executive officer of Findus Southern Europe. He has led Nomad’s Southern Europe region (Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal) since July 2018. In January 2023 he took responsibility for the UK & Ireland business and Global Sales, before being appointed as executive president for France, Belgium, Netherlands {FBN), Southern Europe (Italy, Spain Portugal), UK & Ireland and Global Sales in July 2023. His earlier career included international marketing positions at Nestlé and BIC, plus time as managing director at Senoble and as a senior equity fund advisor.
“I am delighted to announce Steven’s extended role as group executive president,” said CEO Stéfan Descheemaeker. “With us since the creation of Nomad Foods nine years ago, he has been central to helping us get to where we are today, as Europe’s leading frozen food company. Extending his role will enable us to focus on driving growth across all of our markets, continuing to build the frozen food category and cementing our relationships with our commercial partners, allowing us to reach even more families with our iconic brands and products.”
In addition to Findus, the company’s portfolio of iconic retail brands includes Birds Eye, Findus, Iglo, Belviva, La Coninera, Ledo, Frikom, Aunt Bessie’s, Green Cuisine and Goodfella’s.