Kraft, Christine Benz
Originally from Canada, 37 year-old Christine Bense is widely seen as a rising star, and became plant director at Kraft Foods' coffee factory in Banbury around two years ago. She is in charge of a 17 hectare site that produces Kenco, Maxwell House, Milicano and Carte Noir. It employs 905 permanent staff and has been running for 46 years.