Martin J. Frost has been a Director since our inception. Mr. Frost began his career in brand marketing with Lever Brothers in 1975 before joining PepsiCo in 1983, where he became General Manager for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France, and later the Middle East. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Frost was Vice President Sales & Marketing of Seagram Europe. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Frost served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Seagram Europe, Middle East and Africa, and was also a member of the Global Executive Board of Seagram.
In 1999, Mr. Frost left Seagram to pursue an entrepreneurial career in investments, technology and e-commerce and was appointed Chairman of Infobank. In 1999, he also founded Greystones Group, a financial consulting company focusing on major venture capital projects in the consumer food, drink and confectionary industries. Since 2005, Mr. Frost has also served as Executive Deputy Chairman of Sweet China, PLC, a company established to acquire confectionary businesses in Europe and China. Mr. Frost has a B.S. with honors in medical research from the University of London and a B.S. with Honors in biological sciences from the University of Leicester.