Joules Group Plc announced that in April 2019, Colin Porter informed the Board of his intention to retire following eight years in the business, the past five of which have been as Chief Executive Officer. At the same time, the Board was delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Jones as the Group's next Chief Executive Officer. Nick will be joining the Group from Asda where he has been a member of the Executive Board. Nick will be joining the Board on 2 September 2019 and, following a handover period to ensure a smooth transition, Colin will then step down.

The Board has proposed a final dividend of 1.35 pence per share which, if approved at the shareholders' AGM, will take the dividend for the full year to 2.1 pence per share (FY18: 2.0 pence).