Stobart appoints Mark Adams as CFO

Infrastructure and support services firm Stobart Group has appointed Mark Adams as chief financial officer with effect from 28 November.

Adams has more than 20 years of experience in senior finance roles in a broad range of sectors, having most recently been acting interim CFO at Pets at Home and Cognita Schools.

Prior to this, he was CFO at Hastings Insurance, easyJet, Helphire Group, Alpha Airports, STA Travel and Prism Rail.

Chief executive officer Andrew Tinkler said: “I am very pleased to welcome Mark as CFO. His broad financial and commercial experience across a range of sectors will be very valuable as we execute our strategy of growing our operating businesses to create value and realising value for shareholders in our Infrastructure and Investments divisions."

At 1000 BST, the shares were up 0.2% to 162p.