ProCook Group plc announced the appointment of Lee Tappenden as the Group's CEO. The Board has conducted a thorough external search process, as part of the Group's succession planning, following on from Daniel O'Neill's indication earlier this year of his intention to step back from the CEO role, as set out in the Group's preliminary results announcement on 28 June 2023. Lee is expected to join the Group and Board in early October 2023.

Lee brings extensive leadership, retail and consumer experience, having spent over 25 years with Walmart Stores and Asda, where he held a range of senior management roles. His tenure included roles in merchandising and operations, before becoming Chief Operations Officer, and then President and CEO of Walmart Canada. He is currently the President at Amyris International, part of the Nasdaq-listed synthetic biology company which produces sustainable beauty and health ingredients and operates its own family of consumer brands.

Lee has driven its international expansion, through developing strategic retailer partnerships, and its direct-to-consumer ecommerce and brand marketing capabilities. Daniel will remain in the role of CEO until Lee joins the Group, and will be available as required to support an orderly transition. Having founded ProCook over 27 years ago, the Group will continue to benefit from Daniel's deep knowledge of the business.

He will remain on the Board, transitioning to a Non-Executive Director role, supporting the Group's continued development, with a particular focus on his passion for continually improving the product range.