Iain Ferguson

Iain Ferguson is a British businessman. He is the chairman of Wilton Park, Berendsen and Stobart Group.

Career Following graduation from the University of St Andrews with a BSc in chemistry and psychology, he worked for Unilever for 26 years. Ferguson has been president of the Food and Drink Federation, and was CEO of Tate & Lyle plc from May 2003 to October 2009.

He is the chairman of Wilton Park, Berendsen plc and Stobart Group Ltd. He has been a non-executive director at Balfour Beatty, Davis Service Group and Greggs plc. He is the honorary vice president of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), and the lead non-executive board member for the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Personal life His wife and daughter are also graduates of St Andrews.

Honours

In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours List, Ferguson was appointed a CBE for services to the food industry.