MHA appoints Annie Walton as ESG Director
Accountancy group MHA has appointed Annie Walton, formerly general manager of Fancy Plants as it’s new ESG director.
Walton has 25 years’ experience in the food sector, working in both fresh food and grocery businesses as well as brand companies at board level. At Fancy Plants, she was in charge of leading the organisation’s B Corp certification process and its UK and European strategic business operations. She also has specialist knowledge in both grower focused and food manufacturing businesses, understanding the commercial opportunities as well as the financial challenges firms face in the sector. Prior to her role at Fancy Plants Annie was managing director at fresh fruit suppliers British & Brazilian.
Her experience will enhance MHA’s ability to help companies develop a commercially viable sustainability strategy and to improve ESG standards and she will be responsible for helping deliver these strategies in her new role. She will be based in the Peterborough office and will lead projects all over the UK.
Speaking of her appointment, Annie Walton, ESG director at MHA, said:
“I joined the MHA ESG team to support businesses wishing to embark on a commercially viable ESG journey. There has never been a more critical need to manage both climate and commerce effectively.”
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Head of ESG at MHA, added:
“Annie has a strong commercial background as she has worked within the food industry for many years, as a managing director at board level and as the former general manager for the UK and European operations at Fancy Plants. She understands the regulatory and compliance hurdles companies face when creating a commercially successful and ethnical brand and is one of the best people to help businesses on the path to sustainability."
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