Wynnstay has announced the completion of its recruitment process for the role of Group CFO, following Paul Robert’s decision to leave the company after many years of excellent service, as announced on July 3, 2023. Rob Thomas is He will join the Group on October 2, 2023 as appointed Group CFO and Chairman of the Wynnstay Board of Directors. Rob will take up his role as Group CFO on January 2, 2024, with Paul Roberts leaving the Board of Directors on the same day.

Paul will remain with the company as a consultant for a period to assist with the year-end audit process and ensure a smooth transition. Rob Thomas, FCA, has extensive financial and business experience in leadership roles, particularly in the agriculture and supply chain sectors. He leaves EFS Global Limited, a UK-based logistics services provider, where he served as group finance director.

Previously, he worked for eight years, until 2022, at NWF Group plc, a specialist distributor of fuels, food products and animal feed. For most of his tenure he was Finance Director of the Animal Feed Division of NWF Agriculture Limited, which manufactures and supplies feed to farmers across the UK. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning.

Rob first worked as an accountant at PwC, both in the UK and abroad.