Norman Broadbent plc announced the appointment of Mehr Malik as its Chief Financial Officer with effect from 16 January 2023 to replace Steve Smith. Mehr is a qualified chartered accountant who trained with KPMG and has held various financial and commercial leadership roles with a range of businesses, including international high growth management consulting firms. She has a proven track record of developing teams and delivering sustainable and profitable business growth both organically and inorganically. Most recently, she has acted as portfolio CFO/FD directly and through Isosceles Finance, the provider of accounting outsourcing, FD services and M&A advisory.

Prior to that she was CFO at Clarasys Limited and Finance Manager atBAE Systems Digital Intelligence(formerly known as BAE Systems Applied Intelligence and previously Detica). Mehr holds a degree in Applied Psychology from Cardiff University. As set out in the Company's announcement of 23 August 2022, Steve Smith will remain with the Company for approximately five weeks following Mehr's appointment to facilitate a smooth handover and transition.