Be Heard Group PLC (LON:BHRD) has appointed the former chief executive (CEO) of GlobalData PLC (LON:DATA), Simon Pyper, as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
The AIM-listed digital marketing group said Pyper had led GlobalData in its AIM listing in 2010, with the company growing to a market cap of over £500mln. Be Heard has a current market cap of around £21.8mln.
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The group added that Pyper is also the former finance director of Irish grocery wholesaler Musgrave UK, with prior experience in several senior finance and commercial roles at Arcadia Group Ltd.
Following the appointment, the company also said its chief operating officer, Robin Price, would be stepping down from 9 April 2018, with duties to be shared between the new CFO and current group CEO Peter Scott.