Yankee Candle® appoints two new directors

Yankee Candle® International, the world leading home fragrance brand, is pleased to announce two appointments to its Executive Leadership Team. The addition of new heads brings together a notably experienced team of experts to oversee the brand’s strategy and elevate the company in each territory.

Led by President John Fontanta, the new appointments include Cathy Mayor, International Finance Director and Larissa Meixner-Adam, Director of International Distributors.

Taking the position as International Finance Director, Cathy Mayor (pictured left) leads the finance team, with main responsibilities incorporating financial reporting, transactional accounting, supply chain and financial planning and analysis.

Larissa Meixner-Adam (pictured right) joins Yankee Candle® as Director of International Distributors to drive the distributor network and ensure operational excellence with the Yankee Candle® distributor team is carried out globally.

“Yankee Candle® is pleased with the depth of knowledge and experience that Cathy and Larissa will bring to our management team”. President of Yankee Candle®, John Fontana says. “As we continue to grow across markets including Asia, Middle East, Europe and the UK, these new appointments reflect the expectations we have for a continued rise not only in our level of service but also in our brand awareness.”

For further information contact Customer Care on 0117 316 1200 or visit www.yankeecandle.co.uk.