Midlands Conference 2026

Suzie Adkin

Group Buying Director (Chilled), Aldi UK

Suzie Adkin is Group Buying Director at Aldi GB, where she leads the sourcing and category management of all Chilled Food, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Poultry and Eggs across the UK business. With extensive responsibility for some of the most commercially and operationally complex areas of retail, Suzie plays a key role in shaping supply strategy, supplier partnerships, and category performance at scale.

Suzie studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford before joining Aldi in 2011 as an Area Manager. She progressed through the business into the Buying function as a Buying Director in 2015, and was appointed Group Buying Director in 2019.

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Andrea Burgoyne

The Compleat Food Group

No bio provided

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Jodi Goldman

Personal Impact Coach

Jodi Goldman is a Personal Impact Coach and experienced international speaker. She's worked with thousands of professionals and business owners to help them develop magnetic confidence, a powerful personal brand and assertive communication skills. Her corporate clients include companies like Google, RBS, Everywoman, Sony, IG and the Post Office.

: https://jodigoldman.co.uk/

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Fran Wyatt

Managing Director, Porky Whites Ltd

No bio provided

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