Hotel Chocolat Group plc announced that Jon Akehurst will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Board Director on 15 May 2023. Further to the announcement on 2 February 2023, Jon is a Chartered Accountant, and his career includes management and leadership roles with General Mills, Mars, Aggreko and most recently at Terumo Corporation as CFO of their Aortic division. He has extensive experience across branded goods, manufacturing and international development.