Stock Spirits Group PLC announces that Lesley Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, has informed the board of her intention to retire. She will step down as Director of the company on 7 November 2017, and leave the company with effect from 8 August 2018. Following her retirement from the board, she will continue to provide support in connection with certain specific matters for this transitional period.

The company announced the appointment of Paul Bal as Chief Financial Officer to succeed Lesley. Paul will join the Board in November 2017. He joins the Company from Tupperware Brands, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where he has been Vice-President: CFO & Strategy - Europe, Africa & Middle East since 2014.

Prior to this, he held several roles within finance, general management and IT at British American Tobacco and Rothmans International in Central & Eastern Europe, South America, Scandinavia and Japan, as well as the UK, for over 15 years, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England & Wales in 1993 and as a Fellow in 2005.