Den Jones appointed interim CFO at Drax
Following the recent announcement that Will Gardiner will succeed Dorothy Thompson as chief executive officer of Drax Group from 1 January, the company’s board said it is progressing a process to appoint a permanent chief financial officer “as soon as practicable” on Friday.
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The FTSE 250 company said that in the meantime, Den Jones has been appointed as interim CFO of the group from 1 November, and would work with Will Gardiner to ensure a smooth transition.
“Den was previously CFO of Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 100 specialty chemicals company and has held senior and executive positions, including interim CFO, in BG Group,” the Drax board said in its statement.
“He spent the early part of his career in banking and professional services with Citibank and PwC where he held a number of specialist financial management positions.”