National Express appoints James Stamp as permanent CFO

5th Dec 2022 07:09

(Sharecast News) - National Express said on Monday that interim chief financial officer James Stamp will take on the role on a permanent basis with immediate effect.

Stamp joined the company in July 2017. Prior to his appointment as interim CFO on 1 November, he had served as CFO of the UK & Germany division and as group commercial and strategy director, where he led work on the Evolve strategy.

Stamp is a qualified chartered accountant with over 25 years' experience in finance and consulting, having previously been a Partner at KPMG, where he led the Transport Practice.

Chief executive Ignacio Garat said: "James' experience with the business, and the breadth of roles he has held within the company, give him a deep insight into our global operations and Evolve strategy.

"He brings a highly complementary skillset to the Executive team and will be central to the next phase of National Express' development. James landed very effectively as interim group CFO making an immediate impact which I am delighted is reflected in the board's swift decision and today's announcement."