Quarto Group Inc Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (1969C)
18 January 2018 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1969C
Quarto Group Inc
18 January 2018
18 January 2018
The Quarto Group, Inc.
Carolyn Bresh to be appointed Chief Financial Officer
The Quarto Group, Inc. (LSE: QRT, "Quarto" or "the Group"), the
leading international illustrated book publishing group, has
appointed Carolyn Bresh as Chief Financial Officer. She will take
up the post on 9 April 2018.
Carolyn will join the Board as an Executive Director and will be
responsible for Quarto's finance, strategic planning, and legal and
business affairs functions.
Carolyn is currently a Partner at Everymind Ltd, a consultancy
that provides senior Finance strategy and support - a post she has
held since 2007.
Prior to that, Carolyn was Deputy CFO and Group Financial
Controller at Reuters Group plc, which she joined in 1995, working
in the US and UK in Divisional Finance Director roles. Carolyn
previously held various finance roles at Blenheim Group plc from
1992 to 1995, following her qualification at PwC.
Brian Porritt, who joined Quarto as Interim Chief Financial
Officer in May 2017, will stay with the business to work closely
with Carolyn to effect a comprehensive transition.
Marcus Leaver, Chief Executive of Quarto, said:
"I am delighted that Carolyn is joining us. She brings
considerable sector and international experience, an increased
commercial focus as well as strategic planning and analysis - all
of which we need as an ambitious pure-play publishing business.
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Brian Porritt for
his considerable contribution over the last nine months and for
agreeing to stay on to ensure a comprehensive transition. He has
been an excellent partner and I am sure that Carolyn will build on
the foundations he has put in place."
Carolyn Bresh said:
"I am thrilled to be joining Quarto at this exciting time. I am
really impressed by the quality of Quarto's books and Intellectual
Property and look forward to working closely with Marcus and his
team."
There are no disclosures required under paragraph 9.6.13R of the
Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
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For further information, please contact:
+44 20 7700
The Quarto Group, Inc. 9002
Marcus Leaver, CEO
Dorothée de Montgolfier,
Group Director of Communications
+44 20 7457
Instinctif Partners 2077
Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock
About The Quarto Group
The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated
book publishing group. Our mission is to make and sell great books
and related products that entertain, educate and enrich the lives
of adults and children around the world.
Quarto creates and owns proprietary content from a diverse
portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in
developing long-lasting content across specific niches of
interest.
Quarto sells books across 50 countries and in 39 languages
through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels,
while constantly looking for new ways to create and deliver content
that people need.
Quarto employs over 400 talented people in the US, UK and Hong
Kong. The group was founded in London in 1976.
It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London Stock
Exchange.
For more information, visit quarto.com or follow us on Twitter
at @TheQuartoGroup.
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