Nov 17 (Reuters) - British pub group Marston's on Friday appointed Justin Platt as its new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 10, 2024.

In a statement, the company said that after having navigated the pub group through the pandemic and more recently, the challenging macroeconomic conditions, incumbent CEO Andrew Andrea agreed to step down with immediate effect. (Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Sohini Goswami)