Appointment of a Director

RNS Number : 5515J

Alfa Financial Software Hldgs PLC

20 August 2019

 

20 August 2019

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC

("Alfa" or the "Company")

Appointment of a Director

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC ("Alfa" or the "Company"), a leading developer of mission critical software for the asset finance industry, announces that David Stead has joined the Board as an independent, non-executive director with immediate effect.

A qualified accountant, David spent the early part of his career with KPMG and then The Boots Company, where he served as Finance Director for the main trading division, Boots The Chemists.  He was CFO of Dunelm Group plc from 2003 to 2015.  Current non-executive appointments include Card Factory plc (since 2014), Joules Group plc (since 2016) and Naked Wines plc (since 2017).  David chairs the Audit Committee at Card Factory plc, Naked Wines plc and Joules Group plc, and is senior Non-Executive Director at Joules Group plc.  David was also a member of Council at the University of Birmingham from 2015 to 2019, and is a regular facilitator on leadership development programmes run by Windsor Leadership.

David will immediately join the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nomination committees of the Board and will take over from Karen Slatford as chair of the Remuneration Committee following the announcement of the Company's half-year results. 

The Company confirms there are no further disclosures to be made in connection with David Stead's appointment pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules. 

Enquiries

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC Andrew Denton, Chief Executive Officer John Miller, Global Director of Finance Andrew Page, Executive Chairman	[phone]
Tulchan Communications LLP James Macey White Matt Low	[phone]

Notes to Editors

Alfa has been delivering systems and consultancy services to the global asset and automotive finance industry since 1990. Our best practice methodologies and specialised knowledge of asset finance mean that we deliver the largest software implementations and most complex business change projects. With an excellent delivery history over nearly three decades in the industry, Alfa's track record is unrivalled.

Alfa Systems, our class-leading technology platform, is at the heart of some of the world's largest asset finance companies. Key to the business case for each implementation is Alfa Systems' ability to replace multiple client systems on a single platform. Alfa Systems supports both retail and corporate business for auto, equipment, wholesale and dealer finance on a multijurisdictional basis, including leases/loans, originations and servicing. An end-to-end solution with integrated workflow and automated processing using business rules, the opportunities that Alfa Systems presents to asset finance companies are clear and compelling.

Alfa Systems is used by customers in more than 25 countries and Alfa has offices in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America.  For more information, visit www.alfasystems.com.

 

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