Rank appoints former Experian executive William Floydd as CFO

FTSE 250 gaming operator Rank Group has appointed former Experian executive William Floydd as its new chief financial officer.

Floydd, who replaces Clive Jennings, was CFO of Experian UK and Ireland from 2013 to April 2018. As well as helping to deliver strong revenue and EBIT growth, he was involved in numerous M&A projects, including the acquisition of HD Decisions and the investment in London & Country Mortgages.

Prior to Experian, he spent 12 years in a variety of leadership positions at Logica before it was bought by CGI Group, including North American CFO, group financial controller, UK CFO and deputy group CFO.

He also spent nine months as finance director at outsourcer Capita's IT services division before being approached to join Experian.

James Pizey, who became interim CFO following Jennings' departure, will move to the role of group financial controller.

Chief executive John O'Reilly said: "I am pleased that Bill has agreed to join Rank at this exciting time in the company's journey. There is much to be done to deliver our transformational programme and I am confident that Bill is the right person to assist me and the leadership team in delivering a growing business that is fit for the future.

"I would also like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the board, to thank James Pizey for stepping into the CFO role on an interim basis whilst we conducted the search for a permanent CFO."

At 0910 GMT, the shares were up 0.6% to 160.96p.