Lewis Group announced the appointment of Jacques Bestbier as chief financial officer ("CFO") designate with effect from 1 June 2017. Jacques has been general manager: administration for most of his career with the group since joining in 2012. He is an experienced chartered accountant with a background in the short-term insurance, banking and retail sectors.

Prior to joining Lewis he spent six years with the Shoprite Group in financial and divisional management roles. He will succeed Les Davies, who has served as the group's CFO and financial director since 1989. Les will be stepping down as CFO and as an executive director of Lewis Group with effect from 31 March 2018.