Assura appoints Jayne Cottam as CFO

FTSE 250 investor and developer of primary care properties, Assura, announced the appointment of Jayne Cottam as chief financial officer.

Cottam, who is expected to join the group before the end of October, was previously director of finance for the Continental Europe division of European Metal Recycling Limited, one of the world’s largest metal recyclers, and before that held a number of other senior finance positions. Jonathan Murphy, who has filled the role of CFO since his appointment earlier this year as chief executive officer, will continue to do until Cottam joins.

Assura said she joins the company from “one of the UK's largest private national housing developers”, where she is finance director for operations, heading up the operational finance team across the group and providing financial and strategic support as a member of the board for each of the three operating regions.

Murphy said: "I am delighted that Jayne Cottam will be joining Assura as chief financial officer. Jayne brings a wealth of relevant experience and her financial expertise will prove extremely valuable as we continue to deliver shareholder value and pursue our strategy of investing to support the UK's primary healthcare infrastructure."