Caretech appoints Christopher Dickinson as CFO

Social care services provider Caretech tapped Christopher Dickinson to take over as chief financial officer of the group on Monday, with immediate effect.

Dickinson, who has spent the past twelve months as CFO of the recently acquired Cambian, will take over the role from Gareth Dufton, who was appointed on an interim basis on 10 December 2018.

Chairman Farouq Sheikh said: "Chris was heavily involved in our acquisition of Cambian and has since been an integral part of the team successfully integrating the two businesses.

"Chris has demonstrated a strong practical understanding of all parts of the group and has the expertise to further the success of CareTech. The board looks forward to working with him as we continue to build on our leading position."

As of 1340 GMT, Caretech shares were up 1.09% at 465p.