Collins Foods Limited announced that it has appointed Mark Hawthorne as new independent, Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Hawthorne will also be a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Remuneration and Nomination Committee. The appointment is effective 23 December 2021. Mr. Hawthorne brings more than 25 years' of retail and franchising experience gained as an executive leading franchisee-centric brands. Most recently, he was the CEO & Executive Director of Guzman y Gomez (GyG) from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Hawthorne led McDonalds in various markets including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the Middle East, and Africa over a period of 10 years.