Parity Group reshuffles ranks amid strategy overhaul

13th Aug 2015 08:23

(ShareCast News) - Recruitment and business technology solutions provider Parity Group has named Michael Aspinall as its new group finance director.Aspinall, who previously served as CFO of Picsolve Limited, will step into his new role on 14 September, with Paul Bergin continuing as interim CFO up until then, the London-listed company said on Thursday.The group also confirmed that Alan Rommel, the current chief executive of Parity Professional, has been appointed to the board with immediate effect and that Philip Swinstead, the executive chairman, will take on a more withdrawn role.Meanwhile, Andy Law and David Courtley will step down from the board with immediate effect, Parity confirmed."This is part of our action plan to change strategic direction as announced previously and creates a smaller more appropriate board," said group Swinstead."At the Interims in September we will give further details of our major cost-saving project across the Group and comment on our future expectations."Parity shares were down 2.29% to 8.55p at 0836 BST on Thursday.