2
January 2025
LEI: 213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
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
