Bunzl plc announced that Michael Roney has decided to retire as Chief Executive of the company.  He will stand down from his position and the Board following the conclusion of Bunzl's Annual General Meeting to be held on April 20, 2016 and will be succeeded by Frank van Zanten who is currently the Managing Director of Bunzl's Continental Europe business area.  Mr. Van Zanten will join the Board on February 01, 2016 and assume his new role upon Mr. Roney's retirement. Frank van Zanten first joined the Group in 1994 when Bunzl acquired his family owned business in the Netherlands where he was General Manager and he subsequently assumed responsibility for a number of businesses in other countries.  In 2002 he became Chief Executive Officer of PontMeyer NV, before re-joining Bunzl as the Managing Director of the Continental Europe business area in 2005.  Since that time Mr. Van Zanten  has overseen substantial growth in both the size and profitability of the business area, with revenue of €450 million in 2004 rising to €1.4 billion in 2014, a compound annual growth rate of 12%, and adjusted operating profit increasing from €30 million to €128 million over the same period, a compound annual growth rate of 16%.  Mr. van Zanten has been a non-executive director of Grafton Group plc since 2013.