Appointment of Ben Maxted as Chief Operating Officer

Kitwave Group plc, the independent, delivered wholesale business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Maxted, Group Operations Director, Head of the Frozen and Chilled division, to the Kitwave Board as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect.

Ben joined the Group in 2011 as the divisional Finance Director of the Automatic Retailing division, a role which he held for three years before his appointment as Managing Director of Eden Farm, following its acquisition by the Group in 2014. Ben in a Chartered accountant, having trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent three years in Corporate Finance.

Paul Young, Chief Executive Officer of Kitwave, commented:

“On behalf of the Directors, I would like to welcome Ben to the Board. Ben has made a valuable contribution to the Group since joining in 2011 and we look forward to having the benefit of his strong operational and commercial expertise on the Board as Kitwave pursues the next phase of its growth.”

Ben Maxted, Chief Operating Officer of Kitwave, commented:

“I am delighted to join the Kitwave Board as Chief Operating Officer.  It is an exciting period for Kitwave as we expand our operations through the newly opened distribution centre in Luton and warehouse in Wakefield, which will ensure the Group is well placed to meet future growth expectations in the foodservice division.  I look forward to working alongside the team to deliver the continued success of the Group.”