U.K.-based Frenkel Topping Group Plc appointed Stephen Bentley as CFO to replace Julie Dean, who left the company with immediate effect.

Bentley has more than 30 years of senior and board-level experience as a finance director, most recently as group finance director of industrial textile manufacturer Jade Equity Ltd. He will take up the post once the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has approved the appointment, likely in early September.

Dean has served as the company's finance director since 2006, according to the Aug. 7 statement.