Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub company, has appointed Kevin Wood as group finance director. Wood will start his new role on 25 March and is currently chief financial officer for environmental technology company Accsys Technologies. Daniel Thwaites has been on the hunt for a new finance director since August of last year when David Lowe his predecessor stepped down from the board for personal reasons. Wood has previously held finance roles at pharmaceutical group GEHE's Lloyds Pharmacy division and Express Dairies.