LONDON (Dow Jones)--Northern Foods PLC (NFDS.LN) said Wednesday Ronnie Bell, a non-executive director of Northern Foods since Sep. 1, 2005, has informed the Board that he is resigning immediately from the Board of Northern Foods, to assume the Chairmanship of Premier Foods PLC (PFD.LN) from 1 Oct. -Shares closed Tuesday at 44.3 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 30, 2010 02:04 ET (06:04 GMT)