Commercial director at Punch Taverns steps down

Punch Taverns plc has announced that commercial director Jonathan Paveley will be leaving the business in April and will step down from the Board with immediate effect.

Giles Thorley, chief executive of Punch Taverns, commented: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jonathan both personally and on behalf of the Board for his highly successful leadership of the broad Commercial agenda at Punch over the last 5 years.

"Jonathan will be leaving the business in April with excellent Commercial contracts in place with a strong Sales & Marketing ethos and with an exceptionally strong team."

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