Mark Hilton has stepped down as CEO of Paul.

Hilton had served as CEO for the artisanal bakery and patisserie chain for nearly four years, before taking the role of CEO for the UK, North & South America, and Northern Europe.

On LinkedIn, he announced he had resigned in December to return full time to boutique advisory firm Kikirossi.

He commented: “Delighted to be returning full time to Kikkirossi, the business that Francesca Tiritiello and I set up back in June 2010, which I’ve not been able to dedicate enough time to in recent years. I resigned from Paul UK in December and my last day finished on Friday, so tomorrow marks the first day back.

“It was a privilege to lead Paul UK over the last nearly 4 years and before that to have led the brand as a franchise partner for 9 years in Romania, but the time was right to move on and I’m super excited to be going back to my own business again.”

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