TWO new appointments have been made by paints giant Akzo Nobel, Darwen.

Stephanie Knowles has taken up the post of retail marketing director and Rob Burton is the new retail sales director for the firm which markets the Crown Paints brand.

Stephanie has been retail marketing controller for the past two years and Rob a national account manager for the past eight.

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