– UK, Royston – Hotel Chocolat Group plc (LON: HOTC), a direct-to-consumer premium chocolate brand, today announced the appointment of Stephen Alexander as the Non-Executive Chair, effective on 5 May 2023.
“Stephen’s significant experience chairing companies in the food manufacturing and retail space in the UK and overseas will be invaluable as we take the business through its next chapter of growth,” said Co-Founder and CEO, Angus Thirlwell.
The Company also confirms that Jon Akehurst will join the Company as CFO and an Executive Board Director on 15 May 2023.
About Stephen Alexander
Stephen Alexander has held numerous Chair roles of public and private equity-backed companies, predominantly in the consumer sector, for more than 20 years, including Dairy Crest, Immediate Media, Rhubarb Foods, EMI Group, Odeon Cinemas, AWAS Aircraft Leasing, and Meridien Hotels. Before this, Stephen was CEO of Hillsdown Holdings, before which he spent 17 years at Allied Domecq, where he was CEO of both the Food and Retailing Divisions including 4,500 pubs and 9,000 fast-food restaurants. He has also chaired the charities Look Ahead and Employment Autism.
Stephen Alexander is currently an Operating Partner with private equity group OpCapita LLP.
About Hotel Chocolat Group
Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolate maker with a strong and distinctive D2C brand. The business was founded by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris, who are still executives and have traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group is unusual in being a grower (organic cacao farm in Saint Lucia), a manufacturer (Cambridgeshire), and owning its extensive direct-to-consumer channels (branded stores, websites). The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.
Source: https://www.hotelchocolat.com/
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