John Bevington joined the Board of the PPF in October 2009. He is an experienced CEO, who has served internationally on Boards in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the UK. He has worked for Shell and Unilever in operating company and head office strategic roles, in both consumer-branded and business to business sections.

He recently retired as CEO of Leatherhead Food Industrial – a global food and beverage technology driven business.

Last year, John established Surrey Hills Footdown Fifteen - a leadership mentoring group in Surrey – which he also leads. He combines this role with selected Non-Executive Director roles in both the private and public sector.