With more than 20 years of experience working in finance, Mr Fagan joins the Bishop Stortford, UK, headquartered firm from Intertek Group, a leading FTSE 100 supply chain solutions company.
Dr Neville Prior, chairman of Cornelius, said: “We are in a very fortunate position to be able to attract Robert to the business which will further strengthen the Cornelius management team. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge and we are confident that with his expertise and enthusiasm for expanding the business further, he will add significant value to the organisation.”
Robert is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has extensive international experience having held various senior financial leadership positions, helping to drive financial performance and good governance practices.
These include with Archer Daniels Midland, a Fortune 100 premier global agriculture and ingredients provider.
Robert added: “I look forward to working with the executive management team at Cornelius as we continue to drive the business forward.”
Cornelius is established as a leading distributor in the UK, Poland, France and Russia and has recently opened a new business in the Nordic region.
It has global sourcing offices in China and India tapping into the vast growth potential in those regions and ships products to customers in more than thirty countries around the world.
