The Board of Joules Group Plc announced that followinga thorough selection process, Jonathon Brown will become the Group's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This follows the Group's announcement in May 2022 that Nick Jones would be stepping down from the role during 2022. Jonathon will initially join the Group as CEO designate on 7th September 2022 and will become CEO on 30th September following a short handover period from Nick.

Jonathon is a proven leader with a strong track record of improving performance and implementing strategic transformation programmes across several digital and retail businesses. He started his career in various marketing and digitalroles, including at Schroders, British Airways and Coca-Cola. He has held senior positions at Aviva, where he was Head of e-Channels, Kingfisher, where he was Director of Multichannel, and John Lewis, where he was Omnichannel Director.

He was previously CEO of MandM Direct, where he executed a successful turnaround plan, and COO of Photobox Group, where he ledthe strategic, commercial, and organisational transformation of the Group, working across the brand portfolio including PhotoBox and Moonpig. Most recently,Jonathon was CEO of Compare the Market, part of BGL Group, where he led the business through a successful period of strategic transformation and growth.