McLaren hires telecommunications exec as finance chief
McLaren hires telecommunications exec as finance chief
Kate Ferry joins the UK automaker from TalkTalk
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Ferry joins McLaren Group as the company posted a loss of 641,162 pounds [$890,000] last year.
LONDON McLaren Group has appointed an executive from the telecommunications sector as chief financial officer overseeing its road car, racing and engineering divisions.
Kate Ferry, 48, took over the role on April 1 from Paul Buddin, 40, who has resigned as a director, according to company records filed in the UK.
Ferry joins McLaren from UK telecommunications company TalkTalk, where she was CFO. Prior to that she worked as group corporate affairs director for telecommunications company Dixons Carphone. She remains a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee at Greggs, a UK bakery chain, according to her LinkedIn profile.