He has worked in sales for 35 years, with the last 18 years being in the food sector. Romney was introduced to sales at the age of 11 when he worked on the family market stall across the Midlands selling electrical and household items.
Commenting on the news, Romney said: “In my new role with Central Foods, I am looking forward to working closely with the whole team to help grow and develop the business across the country with existing and new customers.
“Central Foods has a great portfolio of products and it’s an exciting time to join a growing business. I am passionate about great food and it’s a pleasure to have such a superb range of products to showcase.”
Central Foods says it is ‘proud’ to be a catering partner across the whole food service sector, supplying to hotels, restaurants, bars, universities, schools, pubs, care homes, garden centres and leisure outlets.
Oli Sampson, managing director for Central Foods, added: “We’re very pleased to welcome Les to the Central Foods team. His wide experience in the food industry fits perfectly with our business. As a leading supplier of sweet and savoury frozen food to the food service sector, Central Foods is on an exciting journey of expansion and we are delighted to have appointed Les to help us to continue this progress.”