Turner Price strengthens board with four internal promotions

Turner Price directors (left to right): Craig Andrews, Jason Watkins, Paul Brittain, Tracey Shillito, Tom English, Steve Potter.

Hull-based wholesaler Turner Price has promoted four senior team members to its board of directors, marking a major milestone in the company’s continued growth.

Steve Potter has been promoted from operations controller to operations director. Tracey Shillito, formerly head of sales north, and Jason Watkins, previously head of sales south, have both been appointed as sales directors. Tom English has been promoted from head of marketing & e-commerce to digital & marketing director. Collectively, the newly appointed directors have nearly 60 years of experience with the Hull-based wholesaler and over 90 years of combined expertise within the foodservice sector.

They join managing director Paul Brittain and commercial director Craig Andrews on the board. These appointments have been made less than a year after Turner Price joined the Caterfood Buying Group in July 2024.

In addition to the board-level promotions, the company has strengthened its senior leadership team with two further promotions. Gemma Scholes, who first joined Turner Price in 1996, has been promoted from senior buyer to head of buying, while Liz Watson has become head of finance, having previously served as the company’s financial accountant.

Brittain commented: “I am delighted to welcome Steve, Tracey, Jason, and Tom to the Turner Price board. Their deep understanding of our business and wealth of experience make them invaluable members of the leadership team. Each has played a crucial role in our recent success, and their continued contributions will be vital to our future direction.

“I am equally pleased to recognise Gemma and Liz, whose promotions reflect the strength and depth of talent within our organisation. At Turner Price, we are passionate about nurturing our people, and these appointments demonstrate our commitment to developing future leaders from within. I look forward to working even more closely with them all and wish them every success in their new roles.”

Phil Atyeo, managing director of Caterfood Buying Group, added: “Turner Price has gone from strength to strength since joining Caterfood Buying Group. We’ve been thoroughly impressed by the senior leadership team over the last 10 months and fully support these very well-deserved promotions. As a business, Turner Price has an enormous amount of potential, and getting the right leadership structure in place internally is going to be vital for supporting that future success and growth, so this is really fantastic to see.”