An interim finance boss has been parachuted into the company behind Patisserie Valerie after the resignation of Chris Marsh in October amid the discovery of “significant and potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities”.
Patisserie Holdings said that Nick Perrin, until recently finance director of CVS, the veterinary group, had been appointed as interim chief financial officer pending the appointment of a permanent replacement. He will not join the board.
Perrin, 58, who spent almost six years at CVS, also has held finance director roles at Genting Casinos UK and the Co-operative Group’s specialist retail division. He trained and spent 13 years with PWC and has a degree in economics and social studies from Manchester University.
