Unitas Wholesale is to appoint Kirsty Cooper as its new commercial director, bringing experience from several major food and drink suppliers.

Cooper will take on the role from 13 November, following the departure of Aoife Kenny. She is currently commercial director at retail marketing firm Acosta Europe, and previously held senior roles at Capri-Sun, Britvic, CCEP, Red Bull, Greene King and Ramsden International.

Cooper said: “I am looking forward to joining the team at Unitas, this is a great business with some of the UK’s biggest and best wholesalers and I can’t wait to support them to deliver their strategic objectives.”

John Kinney, Unitas’ managing director, added: “I am delighted that Kirsty has accepted the offer to be our Commercial Director. We have ambitious plans for Unitas, and Kirsty will be instrumental in helping to deliver on these.”