CFO Moves UK – week ending 24 January 2014

CFO Moves in the UK this week include:

Aviva plc	Dialight plc	Rangers International Football Club plc
Norman Broadbent plc	1pm plc	Bioquell PLC

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Aviva plc announces that Pat Regan, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Group in June to join QBE as its Chief Financial Officer based in Sydney Australia.

Dialight plc announced that Kevin Higginson has been appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Kevin was most recently Chief Financial Officer of AEA Technology Group plc, where he served between 2011 and 2012. He has previously been Group Finance Director of Low & Bonar plc (2006 – 2010) and BSS Group plc (2001 – 2006). Between 1987 and 2001 Kevin worked in a variety of roles for Hazelwood Foods plc, including Group Finance Director and Group Chief Executive.

Rangers International Football Club plc announced that Brian Stockbridge is leaving the Company and has resigned as Finance Director of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Norman Broadbent plc announced that Ben Felton, a Board Director and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, has advised the Board that he will be resigning with effect from 30 March 2014 to take up a senior position in a larger organisation.

1pm (AIM: OPM) announced the appointment to the Board of Ian Smith as Non-Executive Chairman, effective from 1^st February 2014. Ian is currently Chief Financial Officer of Q Chip Limited and a non-executive director of SmartKem Limited. Previously, Ian was a member of the management team which successfully sold UDEX Limited on behalf of 3i plc in 2006. He was also Finance Director of Surface Technology Systems plc, subsequently leading the business as Chief Executive through the technology sector downturn from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that Ian was Group Finance Director to LSE-listed UK Safety Plc.

Bioquell PLC (LSE: BQE) announced that it has appointed Michael Roller to be its new Group Finance Director. Mr Roller has previously been Finance Director of a number of quoted companies, most recently Corin Group plc, and is a non-executive director of Filtronic plc. Michael Roller will start work with the Group on 10 February 2014 and will formally assume the role of Group Finance Director on 18 March, following the announcement of the Group’s preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013.

CFO Moves UK – week ending 17 January 2014

CFO Moves in the UK this week include:

Rambler Metals and Mining plc	Elektron Technology plc	UBM plc
The Fulham Shore plc	Dialight plc	Redcentric plc
STM Group Plc

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Rambler Metals and Mining plc (AIM: RMM) announced that Norman Williams has been appointed President and CEO of Rambler. Mr. Williams was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2010 having joined as Financial Controller two years prior. Prior to joining the Company, he served in management roles in finance and administration at the St. John’s Port Authority in Newfoundland and earlier as Senior Manager at Deloitte. Tim Slater, who has served as an independent financial advisor since the Company’s inception, will serve as Rambler’s interim Chief Financial Officer.

Elektron Technology plc (AIM: EKT) appointed Andrew Weatherstone as Interim Finance Director.  He will be joining the Board.  Noah Franklin has now stepped down from the Board as announced on 9 October 2013. Andrew (“Andy”) Paul Weatherstone spent seven years as Group Finance Director for Chapelthorpe plc.  Other positions have included Group Finance Director for one of the largest coal mine operators in the UK as well as Group Finance Director at Bostrom plc.

UBM plc announced that John McConnell will join its Board of Directors as a non-executive director on 27 January 2014. He will join the Audit and Nomination Committees upon appointment, and will become chairman of the Audit Committee with effect from 1 March 2014. John McConnell is Group Finance Director of Inchcape plc.

The Fulham Shore plc announced that Nicholas Chi Wai Wong has been appointed to the board of the Company as Finance Director. Most recently he was group finance director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen.

Dialight plc announced that Mark Fryer has stepped down from his position as Group Finance Director and Board Member with immediate effect. Mark will remain with the Company until the end of March 2014 in order to ensure an orderly handover of his duties.

Redcentric plc (AIM: RCN), announced that it has appointed Tim Coleman as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) with immediate effect. Tim previously was CFO of Trafficmaster plc and UK finance director of Northgate Information Solutions plc. Peter Hallett, the resigning CFO, will step down from the Board on 31 January 2014.

STM Group Plc (AIM: STM) announced the appointment of Therese Neish to the Board of STM as Chief Financial Officer. Joining STM in 2003, Ms Neish spent 5 years in the Insurance Management division of the Group prior to becoming Group Financial Controller.

CFO Moves UK – week ending 10 January 2014

CFO Moves in the UK this week include:

Conviviality Retail Plc	Centrica plc	Reed Elsevier Group plc
Share plc	Clean Air Power Limited	Cambridge Cognition Holdings Plc
Fulcrum Utility Services Limited	Creston plc	Perform Group plc

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Conviviality Retail Plc (AIM: CVR) announced the appointment of Steve Wilson as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 31 January 2014. Steve is Group Finance Director of Headlam Group plc. Steve has significant public company experience, having been on the board of Headlam Group plc since 1991 and having served on the board of Synergy Health Plc for eight years between 2002 and 2010. Steve will chair the Company’s Audit Committee.

Centrica plc announced that Nick Luff, Group Finance Director, will be leaving the company, on a date to be confirmed but in any event no later than 31 December 2014. Nick has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Reed Elsevier and will take up his new position after leaving Centrica. A search for Nick’s successor is currently underway. In the meantime, Nick will continue as Group Finance Director, and as a Board member, and will assist with an orderly transition to his successor.

Reed Elsevier Group plc announced the appointment of Nick Luff as Chief Financial Officer. Nick will join the company from Centrica plc where he has been CFO since 2007. Prior to this he was at P&O, the FTSE 100 logistics and shipping group, as well as its affiliated companies, including P&O Princess Cruises and Royal P&O Nedlloyd. Nick serves as a Non-executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group plc. He served as a Non-Executive Director at QinetiQ Group plc, until December 2010, and at Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV from 2003 to 2005. Nick will take over in 2014 from Duncan Palmer who announced his resignation in September 2013. Nick will be appointed to the Boards of Reed Elsevier PLC, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Reed Elsevier N.V. subject to the approval of shareholders. The effective date of his appointment remains to be confirmed.

Share plc (AIM: SHRE.LN) announced the appointment of Mike Birkett as its new Finance Director. The appointment will be effective from 3 February 2014. Mike Birkett was previously Finance Director at Thomas Cook Online. Prior to that he worked for eight years with Betfair Group plc, initially as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and then as Finance Director of Betfair Group plc’s financial trading exchange, LMAX.

Clean Air Power Limited (AIM: CAP) announced that Pete Rowse has given notice of his intention to resign from the Board and as Group Finance Director to pursue another business opportunity. A date for the transition is to be determined but Pete will remain with the Group to complete the financial reporting for the 12 months ending 31 December 2013 and to help ensure an orderly succession.

Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc (AIM: COG) announced the appointment of Eric Dodd as a Non-Executive Director (‘NED’) of the Company. Eric Dodd brings significant experience in board-level positions to the Company, including having been Chief Financial Officer of Antisoma plc between 2008 and 2011. Currently, Mr Dodd acts as Chief Financial Officer of Stanmore Implants Worldwide Holdings Limited. Previously Mr Dodd held positions in three FTSE 100 companies across the pharmaceutical, leisure and IT sectors. Mr Dodd will serve as Chair of the Company’s Remuneration Committee.

Fulcrum Utility Services Limited announced that Marcus Green stepped down as Group Chief Financial Officer in order to pursue other interests. The Board has appointed Robert Douglas to the non-Board position of Interim Chief Financial Officer until a successor is appointed. Robert’s most recent role was as interim group finance director of United House Limited.

Creston plc (LSE: CRE) announced that Don Elgie, the Group Chief Executive will retire from the Company he founded in 2001 to pursue a career of non-executive roles, with effect from 31st March 2014. Succeeding Don will be Barrie Brien, the current COO and CFO, who has been with the Group since 2004.

Perform Group plc announces that David Surtees, Chief Financial Officer, will stand down from the Board with effect from 31 January 2014.  Surtees joined the Company in 2008 prior to listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2011.

CFO Moves UK – week ending 3 January 2014

CFO Moves in the UK this week include:

Sweett Group plc

Green Compliance plc

Debenhams plc

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Sweett Group plc announced that Patrick Sinclair was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sinclair joined the Group in October 2012 as Group Financial Controller.  Prior to joining the Group, he was Head of Finance at Penna plc, Regional Director of Finance at NCP Ltd and Financial Controller at Danone UK. Mr. Sinclair replaces Chris Goscomb, who is retiring having been with the Group since May 2007 and Chief Financial Officer of the Group since January 2009.

Green Compliance plc announced that Richard Hodgson (Chief Finance Officer) is also being appointed as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect.

Debenhams plc announced that Simon Herrick has decided to resign from his role as Chief Financial Officer and as a director of Debenhams plc with immediate effect.  He will leave the Company on 7 February 2014. Neil Kennedy, Director of Finance, will assume the role of Acting Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.