UK luxury chocolate maker and retailer Thorntons has announced the appointment of John Wall as finance director, effective immediately.

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Wall had been acting as interim finance director since 14 October 2004.


Prior to joining Thorntons, Wall had, for four years, carried out a number of interim FD appointments. Between 1992 and 2000 he was group finance director of Lee Cooper Group, a jeans and casual clothing manufacturer.

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