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CEO Succession and Board Appointment
CEO Succession and Board Appointment.
About this update from Gateley (holdings) Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 5720L\n Gateley (Holdings) PLC\n 01 May 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 May 2020 \n \n \n \n \n \n GATELEY (HOLDINGS) PLC\n \n \n (\"Gateley\", the \"Group\" or the \"Company\") \n \n \n AIM: GTLY\n \n \n \n \n \n CEO Succession and Board Appointment\n \n \n \n \n \n Gateley, the legal and professional services group, is pleased to announce that, further to the CEO succession announcement issued on 10 July 2019, Rod Waldie has today been appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer. Michael Ward stands down as CEO but remains on the Board as an executive director with oversight responsibility for the Group's non-legal consulting businesses. \n \n \n \n \n \n In addition to his role as the Senior Office Partner at Gateley Legal's Manchester office and leading the Group's national property team, Rod has been a key member of the Group's management board since joining Gateley via the acquisition of part of the Manchester office of Halliwells LLP in 2010 and played an instrumental part in Gateley's IPO in 2015. \n \n \n \n \n \n Rod has also been involved in the successful integration of all nine acquisitions the Group has made since admission to AIM, which include, in the last financial year, the acquisitions of Persona Associates Ltd, T-three Group, Paul Tweed LLP and The Vinden Partnership Limited. \n \n \n \n \n \n Full year ended 30 April 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n An update of the Group's performance for the year end 30 April 2020 will be provided later this month.\n \n \n \n \n \n Nigel Payne, Non-executive Chairman of Gateley, said:\n \n \n \n \n \n \"Our clear CEO succession plan was announced in July 2019 in order that we might effect a considered and orderly transition to Rod as the new CEO. The Board's firm decision to make an internal succession appointment to allow for an orderly and seamless handover has never seemed more important. I believe that it is a considerable comfort for all stakeholders of the Group to know that, in such challenging times, we have an experienced, trusted and familiar hand in Rod Waldie who is taking over executive responsibility for the business, as well as retaining the skills and experience of Mike Ward on the Board.\n \n \n \n \n \n \"Rod is highly successful and a well-respected colleague, who e...