ITE Group plc announced the appointment of Andrew Beach as Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’) of the Company. Andrew will join the board of ITE and assume the role of CFO once he has served the notice period in his current role, which is expected to be by the beginning of January 2017. Des McEwan will continue as Interim Group Finance Director until this time. Andrew joins from Ebiquity plc, where he is currently Chief Financial & Operating Officer. He joined Ebiquity in 2007 as Financial Controller moving to CFO in 2008. In this role he oversaw the rapid expansion of the business, which now spans 20 offices in 14 markets and employs 900 staff. Andrew has led and integrated over 15 acquisitions across new verticals and global geographies and restructured the global finance team. Des will remain with the Group and will work closely with Andrew as part of an orderly transition.