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CFO Appointment
CFO Appointment.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n3 May 2024\n \nTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF\nARTICLE 7 OF THE UK VERSION OF REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 ON MARKET\nABUSE (\"UK MAR\"), AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018\n \n \nFuture plc\nAppointment of Sharjeel Suleman as Chief Financial Officer\nThe Board of Future plc (\"Future\" or \"the Company\"), the global platform for specialist media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharjeel Suleman to the Company's Board as Chief Financial Officer.\nSharjeel is currently Chief Financial Officer at ITV Studios, a role he has held for the last five years. Before this, he held a variety of senior finance roles at ITV plc including Director of Group Finance and Director of Investor Relations. Sharjeel started his career at KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant.\nSharjeel will join the Company and the Board at a date that will be communicated in due course. He replaces Penny Ladkin-Brand who, as previously announced, will leave the Company and step down from the Board on 28 July 2024.\nDeputy CFO Jean du Preez will lead the finance function during the interim period.\nSharjeel will be paid in accordance with the Company's Directors' Remuneration Policy. Details of Sharjeel's remuneration arrangements will be set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024.\nJon Steinberg, Future plc Chief Executive said: \"We are delighted that Sharjeel will be joining us. He brings fantastic industry experience from his roles at ITV, in particular driving growth across international markets, and I know he will be a strong addition to the Future team. I would also like to thank Penny for her support since I joined last year, I wish her every success for the future.\"\nRichard Huntingford, Future plc Chair, said: \"I'd like to welcome Sharjeel to the Future plc Board where he will play a significant role in helping to deliver our Growth Acceleration Strategy. I echo Jon's thanks to Penny for the key role that she has played over the last nine years in building Future into the leading digital media platform that it is today. She leaves with our very best wishes for the future.\"\nSharjeel Suleman, incoming Chief Financial Officer said: \"I'm very much looking forward to joining Future. The medi...