Nick Hampton

Nick was appointed Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle PLC in April 2018, having joined the Company in September 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. 

Nick has a wealth of knowledge and experience of the global food and beverage industry having held a number of senior general management, strategic, financial and operational roles in large, multinational businesses.  He has also led several major transformational projects. 

Prior to joining Tate & Lyle, Nick held a number of senior roles over a twenty-year career at PepsiCo, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Europe from 2008, and from 2013 as PepsiCo’s President, West Europe Region and Senior Vice President Commercial, Europe. 

Nick is also the Senior Independent Director of Severn Trent PLC, the water and waste water company. Until April 2025, Nick was the Senior Independent Director of Great Portland Estates Plc, where he had served on the Board since October 2016. He holds a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from St. John’s College, Oxford University. 

Nick is married to Alison and they have three daughters. Outside work he loves spending time with his family, is a keen runner and golfer, and spends what spare time he has watching cricket, rugby and golf.