H&T Group PLC H&T CEO appointment (5093D)
October 29 2020 - 3:00AM
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H&T Group PLC
29 October 2020
29(th) October 2020
H&T CEO appointment
The board of H&T Group Plc is delighted to announce the
appointment of Chris Gillespie as chief executive officer of the
Group. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, his
appointment will be effective from 1 January 2021, following the
retirement of John Nichols. Gillespie joined H&T in September
2020 as an executive director, as part of a planned succession for
Nichols.
Peter McNamara, chairman of H&T, said: 'Chris has excellent
experience from senior roles in consumer finance including
Barclays, Bradford and Bingley, Albemarle and Bond, Amigo Loans,
118118Money. Most recently Chris was managing director of consumer
credit division at Provident Financial PLC. His understanding of
our industry and business, and the importance of a combined store
and digital network makes him an excellent choice. I strongly
believe that Chris, as CEO, will bring skills and enthusiasm to
further strengthen our growing customer focused business.'
Gillespie added: 'I am delighted to have joined H&T. It is
truly a people business providing a valued and valuable service
through our recently expanded network of 252 stores, alongside our
support centres in Sutton, Liverpool and Rochester. I am looking
forward to building on the excellent progress made under John's
leadership. We have a strong and experienced management team and
our focus will be on growing the core pawnbroking business while
investing further to continue to improve our digital capabilities
to deliver our broad range of products and services to our
customers.'
For further information, please contact:
Haggie Partners (Public Relations)
Damian Beeley
Email: Damian.Beeley@haggie.co.uk
Tel: 020 7562 4444
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