Alison Dolan To Join M&S As Chief Financial Officer, Jeremy Townsend To Remain As Interim CFO Until May 2025
May 29, 2024•about 1 year ago
Position
Chief Financial Officer
Company
M&S
Description
Alison Dolan will be joining M&S as the new Chief Financial Officer, replacing the interim CFO Jeremy Townsend, who will remain in the post until May 2025. Dolan brings with her extensive experience from her previous leadership roles at News UK and Sky. The current CEO, Stuart Machin, expressed enthusiasm for Dolan's addition to the leadership team and thanked Jeremy for his contributions, noting that he will stay with the company until May 2025.
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