Bronte Foods, the West Yorkshire poultry processor and cooked meats manufacturer, has strengthened its management with three senior appointments. Tim Vernon, former North European household goods md for Reckitt & Colman, joins the board as chairman. Dene McMylor, former Kerry Foods cooked meat factory manager, becomes general manager at Bronte's Haworth cooked meat plant and Leon Neill joins as sales manager from Brake Bros where he was regional sales account manager. David Shaw, Bronte managing director, said: "The appointment of Tim Vernon is especially important because he has a wealth of experience of the food industry and related sectors which will be of great value to us as we continue to expand our business." {{PEOPLE MOVES }}