Post Office has Thursday announced the appointment of Mark Freedman as its new chief financial officer.
Freedman was most recently chief financial officer at Travelex, where he helped shape the company’s financial and commercial strategy, strengthened its finance function and led a significant programme of transformation.
Prior to that he was group financial controller at the London Stock Exchange. Freedman also spent 20 years at Deutsche Bank including four years as UK chief financial officer.
Post Office, which is currently undertaking a five-year Transformation Programme, said Freedman’s experience across financial strategy, business planning, transformation, investment and organisational change will be “invaluable” for the network as it looks to a build a thriving, customer-focused Post Office for every community.
“I am delighted to welcome Mark to Post Office. His experience will be invaluable as we continue to undertake a major transformation programme across the business,” CEO Neil Brocklehurst, said.
“We are strengthening our commercial and network offer, delivering a new operating model and transforming our technology and data - areas that Mark and his team will be heavily involved with as we deliver a thriving, trusted and financially sustainable business that continues to serve communities across the UK.”
Freedman, who will join Post Office next month, said: “I am so proud and honoured to be joining Post Office. This historic institution is such a key part of the nation’s infrastructure providing a lifeline to communities and delivering essential services to millions of people every single day.”