Paul Cruickshank

Chief Executive Officer, RCL Foods

Paul Cruickshank is Chief Executive Officer of RCL Foods.

RCL Foods is a JSE-listed food group with chicken-linked, sugar, baking and pet food businesses, with Remgro as its largest shareholder. Under Cruickshank it reported FY2026 revenue of R24.5 billion, down 4.1%, after a pet food recall and sugar imports hit earnings.

In the job

  1. RCL Foods recalled dry pet food brands over salmonella contamination after condemned stock reached retail shelves. Source

  2. RCL Foods reported FY2026 continuing revenue down 4.1% to R24.5 billion and booked a R206.1 million impairment on its Sunshine bakery operations. Source

  3. RCL Foods said it would activate a customer and consumer plan to win back pet food customers after the recall. Source

Career before

  1. Senior audit manager, Deloitte
  2. 2004Group financial manager, Rainbow Chicken (RCL Foods)
  3. Commercial and supply chain director, chicken division, RCL Foods
  4. Commercial and supply chain director, consumer division, RCL Foods
  5. Managing director, sugar and milling division, RCL Foods
  6. Chief operating officer, food division, RCL Foods

Education

BCom Honours in accounting, University of South Africa; Chartered Accountant (CA(SA))

Sources

  1. cfo.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. dailymaverick.co.za
  4. ewn.co.za
  5. en.wikipedia.org

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

More profiles

All profiles
Food and consumer goods Gary Arnold Chief Executive Officer, Astral Foods Since February 2025
Food and consumer goods Adrian Basson Chief Executive Officer, Hungry Lion Since July 2018
Food and consumer goods Bernard Berson Chief Executive Officer, Bidcorp Since March 2016
Food and consumer goods Neville Brink Chief Executive Officer, Oceana Since 2022