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CFO Appointment
CFO Appointment.
About this update from Shearwater Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n27 August 2024\n \nSHEARWATER GROUP PLC\n\n(\"Shearwater\", or the \"Group\")\nCFO Appointment\nShearwater Group plc (AIM: SWG), the cybersecurity, advisory and managed security services group, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Hall has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, joining the Company with effect from 28 August 2024 and the Board at the end of September.\n \nOutgoing Interim Chief Financial Officer, Adam Hurst, will remain with the Group for a short transition period.\n \nJonathan brings a wealth of experience, more recently as Finance Director of leading media and technology business Gfinity plc, where he spent over nine years and led the process of the Company's admission to AIM. Having initially qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen, he spent six years specialising in organisation and business process design with PA Consulting, a leading London based management consultancy firm. He subsequently spent five years as Finance Director of Saracens Ltd and the wider Premier Team Holdings Group.\n \nDavid Williams, Chairman of Shearwater Group, commented: \"Following a thorough search process, we are delighted that Jonathan will be joining the business and the Board. He brings a wealth of experience to the Group and I have every confidence that he will make a substantial contribution as we seek to improve shareholder returns.\nOn behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Adam for his significant contribution over the past 10 months and we wish him well and every success for the future.\"\n \nThe following disclosures are required regarding Jonathan Hall's appointment pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies (the \"AIM Rules\"):\nJonathan David Hall (aged 48) is currently, or has during the past five years been, a director of the following companies:\n\n\n\n\nCurrent directorships and/or partnerships:\n\n\nHistoric directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years):\n\n\n\n\nFinsight Consulting Ltd\n\n\nAFG-Games Ltd\nAthlos Game Technologies Ltd\nESP Gaming Ltd\nEsports Awards Ltd\nGfinity Esports Australia (PTY) Ltd\nGfinity plc\nMegit Limited\nReal SM Limited\n \n\n\n\n\nOn 7 August 2017, Jonathan Hall was appointed as a director of Gfinity Esports Australia (PTY) Ltd and ceased to be...