Curtis Banks taps WH Ireland finance director as CFO

British self-invested personal pension provider Curtis Banks appointed Dan Cowland to the role of chief financial officer on Wednesday.

Cowland, whose previous role was that of finance director at WH Ireland, will join the AIM-listed firm on 8 July. Current CFO Paul Tarran will remain with the group for an undetermined period of time to ensure an orderly handover.

Prior to joining WH Ireland, Cowland was finance director at Shore Capital from 2010 to 2014 and has also held senior finance roles at the likes of Macquarie Bank and Lehman Brothers.

Chief executive Will Self said: "It is a measure of our quality and future plans for growth that we're able to attract high-quality people to Curtis Banks, and I'm delighted to welcome Dan on to our Board as CFO.

"He brings a wealth of experience, having successfully grown listed businesses in our sector, and is a great addition to our strong management team as we look to build on our momentum."

As of 1120 BST, Curtis shares had inched forward 0.32% to 313p.