Ex-McDonald’s executive Peter Bush has been appointed as Pacific Brands' non-executive director.

With more than 30 years of experience in the consumer good industry, Bush has previously held senior roles with SC Johnson, Reckitt & Coleman, Ampol/ Caltex and Arnotts.

Pacific Brands chairman James MacKenzie says he is please with the appointment and looks forward to working with Bush.

“Peter’s experience in such a broad range of consumer goods businesses, his first hand involvement in McDonald’s improvement and his strategic thinking will all be great assets to the company in the next phase of its development as we move towards sustainable long term growth and ongoing performance improvement. ”