Halfords appoints Jonny Mason as new CFO

2nd Jul 2015 07:22

Halfords has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace current finance head Andrew Findlay who was poached by Easyjet in April.Jonny Mason, the current CFO of chicken processor Scandi Standard, will join the UK bike and car parts retailer from 12 October.Halfords said Mason, who has served as CFO of Odeon and UCI Cinemas and finance director of Sainsbury's Supermarkets, brings a broad range of financial experience across consumer facing and retail businesses."I'm delighted that Jonny is joining Halfords as our new CFO. He brings significant commercial and financial experience from his time across a range of consumer and retail businesses and I look forward to working with him," said chief executive Jill McDonald.Mason said: "As a cycling and car enthusiast, I have a strong admiration for Halfords and I'm looking forward to working with Jill and the team to build on the great foundations that are in place."Findlay, who had served as Halfords' CFO since early 2011, resigned in April to jump ship to Easyjet. He will remain on as CFO until the end of October.