Interserve has appointed Mark Whiteling as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Mr Whiteling will join the company Board and take up his new position on 01 October.

Having started his career with Coopers and Lybrand in New Zealand before moving to the USA and joining Smithkline Beecham, Mr Whiteling moved to Enodis as Director of planning & control and later Chief Financial Officer, Europe and Rest of World.

Currently, Mr Whiteling is a non-executive director of Hogg Robinson Group as well as at Connect Group. In addition, he has held Deputy and Interim Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer roles in Premier Farnell Plc prior to its take-over by Avnet, and Finance Director of Communisis and Group Finance Director of Tibbett and Britten.


Interserve Chief Executive Officer, Debbie White, said: "I'm delighted to have Mark joining the team at Interserve. As we develop and execute the Group's strategy Mark's impressive wealth of leadership, financial and investor relations experience will be crucial in supporting the growth of our business and delivering value to our shareholders."

Interserve Chairman Glyn Barker added: "Following the appointment of Debbie White as CEO, Mark's appointment is the next step in strengthening our top team to lead the transformation of Interserve."

(LM)