Director dealings: New Eagle Eye CEO gets skin in the game

Tim Mason, the ex Tesco high flier who took over chief executive at Eagle Eye Solutions earlier this month, has bought his first shares in the AIM-listed producer of software to manage digital loyalty schemes.

Mason, who joined as chairman in January but moved into the lead role as part of a strategic rejig to widen the focus internationally, snapped up more than £54,000 worth of shares at a price of 130.38p.

Eagle Eye, which also numbers ex Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy as a non-executive director, last week unveiled preliminary results that showed a £1.8m loss before tax as group revenue increased 33% to £6.5m, with Mason hailing the winning of first 'tier one' grocers Sainsbury's in the UK and Loblaw in the US, following Asda the year before.

As he said at the time: "I see significant strategic progress from Eagle Eye in the past year... the platform has been extended to support loyalty; all Asda stores have gone live showing the scalability and robustness of the platform; more brands are using the platform.

"I am confident there is significant opportunity for Eagle Eye and as the incoming CEO I look forward to helping the business become Better, Bigger, Faster. I am encouraged that this year's trading has started ahead of management's expectations."

Mason, who was chief marketing officer, CEO of US arm Fresh & Easy and group deputy CEO during his 30 years at Tesco, is said to have been instrumental in launching Tesco's Clubcard loyalty card in conjunction with its Dunnhumby subsidiary.

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