More Beans on the Menu at Leon?
Management team bolstered with two finance team hires.
Leon, the natural fast food chain, have announced the appointment of Antony Perring as Chief Financial Officer and Chris Burford as Director of Finance. The pair, who worked together at Wagamama for almost a decade come to the group with extensive experience in working across private equity and venture capital backed enterprises in the hospitality, leisure, IT, retail and financial services sectors.
Speaking of the appointment Leon Co-Founder and CEO John Vincent said "To achieve our potential we need a team of world-class leaders who have relevant experience, and who share our values... They're joining at a really exciting time for LEON. 2014 was a very strong year, and we now have big plans for this year".
Those plans include opening 12 stores this year, and, as these appointments show, significant growth beyond that.