Co-op Group announced the appointment of Rachel Izzard as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Co-op Group Board.

Izzard has held a number of senior leadership and CFO positions, most recently as CFO at Manchester-based retailer N Brown.

Shirine Khoury-Haq, Co-op Group CEO said: “We’re delighted that Rachel is joining us at such an exciting time for our Co-op.  We are all looking forward to welcoming her in June and her wealth of experience will enable us to continue to deliver our vision as a commercially successful co-operative.”