Driver Group plc announced the appointment of David Kilgour, FCA, as Chief Financial Officer of the Group. David qualified with PwC in 1987 and his subsequent career history includes senior divisional finance roles with AMEC plc for five years and before that with United Utilities PLC for eight years. He will join the Group on 6 November 2017.

However, in order to ensure a smooth transition, Hugh Cawley will remain as CFO until the announcement of the Group's preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2017, expected on or around 12 December, at which point David will succeed him and Hugh will step down from the Board. The Board also announced that Colin Davies, Non-Executive Director has notified his intention to step down from the Board at the end of October.