EasyHotel makes Gary Burton CFO as Vieilledent becomes development director

13th Aug 2018 09:22

(Sharecast News) - EasyHotel said on Monday that Gary Burton will become chief financial officer with effect from 29 October, as current CFO Marc Vieilledent steps into the role of group development director.Burton has been finance director of Nuffield Health since 2016, having previously held senior finance and treasury roles during a nine-year career with Kingfisher. Prior to that, he qualified as an associate member of corporate treasurers at Hewlett Packard and as an accountant at Arthur Andersen.Vieilledent will be responsible for leading the group's development strategy and will step dowm from the board on 29 October.Chief executive Guy Parsons said: "I am delighted to welcome Gary as chief financial officer. With his commercial approach and considerable international experience, Gary will make a great addition to our board."I am also delighted that Marc is taking on the role of group development director. In his new role, he will more directly impact the success of the company's strategy. Marc's considerable experience in the hotel sector in Europe means he is ideally suited to drive this strand of our longer-term vision. Marc has been an outstanding chief financial officer and we are very grateful for his significant contribution to the group in that role to date."At 1600 BST, the shares were down 0.4% at 114.60p.