Lukas Paravicini

Lukas has a proven track record in international consumer goods companies. Beyond his finance credentials, he has considerable operational experience as well as expertise in driving transformational change including in global shared services in large international organisations. Lukas joined Imperial from agricultural commodities and brokerage group ED&F Man Holdings, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He has also held senior positions at Fonterra, a New Zealand and Australia listed co-operative and the world’s largest dairy exporter, with sales in 130 countries. He was Chief Financial Officer from 2013-2017 and Chief Operating Officer, Global Consumer and Foodservice Business from 2017-2018. Prior to that, he spent 22 years with Nestlé in various senior finance and general management roles.

Joined the Board of Directors on 1 May 2021 and appointed Chief Financial Officer on 19 May 2021.