Countplus names new board member

Countplus has announced the appointment of Andrew McGill as a non-executive director, effective 4 December 2017.

McGill currently serves as a non-executive director of the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund and as chair of the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund. He formerly served as managing director and CEO of the Treasury Group, was the founding partner of Crescent Capital Partners and the former managing director and CEO of private equity firm, Northern Lights Capital Group.

Commenting on his appointment at Countplus, CEO, Matthew Rowe, said: "We are delighted to welcome Mr McGill to the company. Countplus will benefit from Mr McGill's extensive merger and acquisitions (M&A) expertise and draw upon his deep capital markets and private equity experience as Countplus continues with its two-year turnaround strategy."

"As part of this strategy, we have put together a refreshed and skilled Board and Mr McGill's experience in managing leading companies will be invaluable to Countplus as we form a more disciplined and profitable financial services company."