Hilton Food CEO Steve Murrells steps down under mutual agreement

Hilton Food Group CEO Steve Murrells is stepping down only two years after the departure of previous chief executive Philip Heffer. Murrells replaced Heffer at the UK-headquartered private-label supplier in July 2023 but Hilton Food said in a statement today (25 November) that under mutual agreement with the board “now is the right time to search for a new leader to take the business forward”. The outgoing Murrells will stay on to provide “transitional support” until the end of December. In the meantime ...