Biggleswade, England, United Kingdom, September 2025 – Laura Albon has been appointed as Head of People & Performance at Jordans Dorset Ryvita (JDR). In her new role, Laura will lead the company’s people strategy and performance culture, championing employee engagement, talent development, and wellbeing, while aligning people initiatives with JDR’s purpose-driven mission to inspire better wellbeing through naturally delicious food.
Prior to joining JDR, Laura Albon served as People Partnering and Talent Acquisition Lead at Ocado Retail, where she led people strategy and talent functions across multiple sites. She played a key role in driving succession planning, strategic workforce development, and organizational culture building within a fast-growing retail environment.
Before Ocado, Laura spent over nine years at Tesco in various strategic HR leadership roles. Her tenure included leading people partnering for Tesco Technology across global teams in the UK, India, and Poland, as well as deploying workforce strategies for UK head office, retail, and distribution. She also served as Future Workforce Manager, supporting transformation and trend-aligned people strategies for Tesco’s evolving business model.
Earlier in her career, Laura held talent and HR operations roles at Illumina, where she contributed to global recruitment processes and supported EMEA HR operations. She brings a combination of deep corporate HR expertise, agility in fast-paced environments, and a passion for people-first leadership.
About Jordans Dorset Ryvita
Jordans Dorset Ryvita (JDR) is a purpose-led UK food company dedicated to creating delicious, wholesome foods made from nature. With a strong commitment to sustainability and wellbeing, JDR sources natural ingredients and produces foods that are high in fibre, whole grains, fruits, and seeds. The company partners globally to support biodiversity and the environment while delivering great-tasting products to customers in the UK and around the world. JDR is part of Associated British Foods PLC, a diversified international group with operations in 50 countries and a workforce of over 130,000 employees.
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