Lily’s Kitchen has made another appointment to its senior leadership team, with Gary Lake becoming supply chain director.
Lake has spent more than 20 years working in grocery and pharmaceuticals for animals. Most recently, he worked for Bayer Animal Healthcare in New Zealand as interim head of supply chain, following four years as supply director for Mars, also in New Zealand, where he dealt with food, chocolate and petcare. He has also headed the supply chain for sports nutrition brand Maxinutrition.
His experience includes supply planning, demand forecasting, procurement, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, production planning and customer service.
Lake is the third addition to the Lily’s Kitchen senior leadership team, following last month’s appointment of marketing director Chris Lock after Emma Wrigley joined as new product director during July.
“Gary’s experience and in-depth understanding of logistics and supply chain processes to support the nation’s pets will be invaluable to the business, said Henrietta Morrison, founder and CEO of Lily’s Kitchen.
“Maintaining our excellent service levels and supply of our natural petfood, while navigating unprecedented growth levels, is one of the biggest challenges we face, so we’re delighted to welcome Gary,” she added. “His appointment has completed a truly dynamic senior leadership team with the calibre required to take Lily’s Kitchen to the next level.”
Lake added: “I believe the ability of the supply chain to grow in all aspects from purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, and through to delivery will be vital to the future success of the business. I look forward to partnering with our customers and suppliers alike to ensure more and more consumers will be able to enjoy Lily’s Kitchen’s great products.”
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