Birks Group Inc. announced that Pasquale (Pat) Di Lillo, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company on January 17, 2020 to pursue personal interests. Pat has been an integral part of Birks Group's senior management team for the past five years and has led the finance function and many successful initiatives that have contributed to the Company's development. The company announced that Ms. Katia Fontana will be joining the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on January 13, 2020.

Mr. Di Lillo will remain with the Company until January 17, 2020 to ensure a proper transition. Ms. Fontana over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, 14 years of which were spent in the retail industry. She was recently Chief Financial Officer at Avenir Global, a holding company for communications and public relations firms. Prior thereto, she was with Groupe Dynamite Inc., an apparel retailer, from 2004 to 2018 in various positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Administration and Director, Finance and prior thereto she was at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.