Joules Group Plc announced that Neil McCausland has notified the board of his intention to step down as non-executive chairman of the company on 31 July 2018 having completed more than five years of service on the board. At the same time, the group announced that Ian Filby will join the board as non-executive chairman on 1 August 2018. Ian has extensive retail and public company experience and is currently chief executive officer of DFS Furniture Plc.