REG - Auction Technology - Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

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RNS Number : 8210R  Auction Technology Group PLC  02 January 2025

2 January 2025

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Auction Technology Group plc

(the "Company" or "ATG")

 

Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

 

The Board of ATG is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Highfield
as its Chief Financial Officer. Sarah will succeed Tom Hargreaves who, as
previously announced, is stepping down to take up a new position with a
private equity-backed company.

 

Sarah has more than fifteen years of listed and private company experience as
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive and in other senior financial
leadership positions at Elvie, Costa Coffee, Tesco and most recently Away
Resorts, Ltd. She is currently Audit & Risk Committee Chair of Coats Group
plc and was previously Audit Committee Chair of Seraphine Group plc through
2023.

Tom Hargreaves' last day and Sarah Highfield's start date are both still to be
decided and will be announced to the market in due course.

 

John-Paul Savant, CEO of ATG said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to
welcome Sarah to ATG. We are delighted that she will be joining us. Sarah has
extensive financial leadership experience working for high quality companies
with a focus on both growth and rigorous cost efficiency. We look forward to
Sarah playing a prominent role as Director and as part of the ATG leadership
team as we drive our business to the next stage of growth and lead the
transformation of the industry.  I would also like to take this opportunity
to thank Tom again for his leadership and contributions to ATG through private
and public company ownership periods."

 

There are no disclosures required under UKLR 6.4.8R.

 

 

About Auction Technology Group plc

Auction Technology Group plc ("ATG") is the operator of world leading
marketplaces and auction services for curated online auctions, seamlessly
connecting bidders from around the world to around 4,000 trusted auction
houses across two major sectors: Industrial & Commercial ("I&C") and
Arts & Antiques ("A&A").  The Group powers eight online marketplaces
and listing sites using its proprietary auction platform technology, hosting
just around 88,000 live and timed auctions each year.  ATG has been
supporting the auction industry since 1971 and the Group has offices in the
UK, US, Germany and Mexico.

 

Enquiries

Teneo Communications (public relations advisor to ATG)

Tom Murray, Matt Low, Arthur Rogers

+44 207 353 4200 ATG@teneo.com

 

ATG

For investor enquiries investorrelations@auctiontechnologygroup.com

For media enquiries press@auctiontechnologygroup.com

Company Secretary cosec@auctiontechnologygroup.com

 

 

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