Furnishings fabric supplier Panaz has announced the appointment of Rollie Attard as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

Rollie will succeed his father Tony Attard, who founded the Burnley-based manufacturer 37 years ago, moving up from his previous role of chief operations officer.

Tony will now become Panaz’s chairman of the group.

Commenting on his new role, Rollie said that he looks forward to driving the business even further and ‘carrying on my father’s legacy’.