Go-Ahead Group shares boosted by board appointment

Shares in FTSE 250 consumer transport firm Go-Ahead Group (LON:GOG) have risen by 3.69% to 1,855p (as of 12:15 BST) after the company appointed a new permanent Chief Financial Officer. Elodie Brian, who was previously a finance and contracts director at Southeastern, had been handling the role in an interim capacity since December and has now been made permanent.

Chief executive David Brown commented: “I am delighted that Elodie can build on the impact she has already made to the business in the past six months. Her continuing support of the Group’s strategy and her wealth of experience in rail will contribute considerably to our future success. Her appointment is testament to her leadership skills and evidence of the strength of talent that we have within Go-Ahead“.