McGann to calm nerves at Arytza with investor charm offensive

Gary McGann has been announced as the chairman designate of the company

Gary McGann will be the new Aryzta chairman

Incoming Aryzta chairman Gary McGann is expected to meet the food company’s investors in a move to shore up confidence in the business.

The hiring of McGann is part of an attempt by Aryzta, the Irish-Swiss food company best known in this country for its Cuisine de France brand, to improve its image after a fall in the company’s share price, sales and concerns about its future strategy.

“It’s reasonable to expect him ...