{"id":4899,"date":"2016-04-06T03:43:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T03:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coats.com\/?post_type=news_post_type&#038;p=4899"},"modified":"2023-11-22T08:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:47:36","slug":"coats-appoints-interim-head-of-finance","status":"publish","type":"news_post_type","link":"https:\/\/www.coats.com\/en\/news\/2016\/04\/coats-appoints-interim-head-of-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Coats appoints Interim Head of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coats, the world\u2019s leading industrial thread manufacturer and a major player in the Americas textile crafts market, has appointed Andrew Wright as Interim Head of Finance.\u00a0 Andrew will be responsible for overseeing the activities of Group Finance and FP&amp;A (Financial Planning and Analysis).<\/p>\n<p>Andrew was most recently Director, Group Reporting at Gates Worldwide (formerly Tomkins plc) a UK\/US listed FTSE 100 global engineering and manufacturing group.\u00a0 Prior to that he held a series\u00a0of senior Finance positions within Tomkins plc Group.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s appointment follows the departure of Richard Howes, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on Wednesday 6 April.\u00a0 A search has been initiated for the role of CFO and Andrew will remain in post until a suitable successor has been appointed.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has over 20 years\u2019 experience of technical leadership and managing process excellence in group finance teams through periods of significant corporate activity.\u00a0 His experience spans both UK and US listings as well as private equity owned organisations.\u00a0 He also has extensive cross functional knowledge to translate strategic initiatives into efficient and measurable solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew started his career at Ernst and Young in the audit division where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant before joining Tomkins Group plc.\u00a0 He has detailed knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), UK GAAP (UK Generally 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