Raj Mistry

Raj Mistry joined Apogee in Feb 2007 as Finance Director having qualified as a Management Accountant in 1993 with BT. Moved to Dairy Crest in 1995 as Finance Manager of a factory site. After successfully implementing a new computer system, he moved into the head office supporting several sites.

In 2000, Dairy Crest merged with Unigate creating a £1.4b organisation. Raj became part of the central business development team and worked on the synergy benefits and the implementation of the capital plans for building the 2 Super Dairies. In 2004, Raj was identified to support the Purchasing department to increase the profitability of the group by understanding the supplier cost and identify the best options from tenders - after inflationary cost this provided savings in excess of £10m over the last 3 years.

Raj has demonstrated that he can work in corporate organizations at different levels. He is capable of leading Apogee to becoming a corporate player, by installing clear procedures and policy for both financial and non financial requirements. Raj has gained respect by questioning the norm and evaluating the best commercial position. In his short time with Apogee, he has made a big impact, strengthening the finance team, improving debt days, managing the due diligence of Accuracy and a smooth integration into Apogee. He will manage all of Apogee's financial requirements over the coming years.