Hilton Food Group plc announced the appointment of Patricia Dimond as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2022. Patricia is a CFA charter holder, qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Canadian Institute working with Deloitte in Canada and the UK, is a McKinsey & Company alumnus and holds an MBA from IMD Switzerland. She has had a 30-year international career in consumer, retail and financial markets working as an Executive or Strategic Advisor with FTSE 100, Private Equity and owner managed companies.

Patricia currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc, Foresight VCT plc and LXi REIT plc where she is Chair of Audit. Additionally John Worby, Non-Executive Director, Audit Committee chair and Senior Independent Director, has advised the Board that he will not be seeking re-election at Hilton's AGM and therefore will step down from the Hilton Board on 24 May 2022. Patricia will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.