19th Apr 2018 12:57
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC said Thursday it has appointed Penny Scott-Bayfield as its new finance director from mid July.
Scott-Bayfield will replace incumbent Wendy Pallot on July 16, after Pallot had announced in December her intention to step aside.
Scott-Bayfield - a qualified accountant - is currently finance director at Conde Nast Britain, having been appointed in July. Prior to this, she served in senior finance roles at Sky PLC and Lastminute.com PLC.
"We are very happy to welcome Penny Scott-Bayfield to the board," Bloomsbury Chairman Richard Lambert said. "She is an experienced finance director of a UK media company with specific experience of digital content, rapidly changing markets and growing new revenue streams. I would also like to thank Wendy Pallot for her tremendous contribution to Bloomsbury."
Shares in Bloomsbury were 0.1% lower at 181.00 pence on Thursday.
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