Ashley Services Group Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Stewart Cummins as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Cummins will commence with the company on 14 December 2015 as COO and work alongside Mr. Shrimpton over the next two months to achieve a seamless transition. The intention is that Mr. Shrimpton will then move to a Non-Executive Director role on 15 February 2016 as Mr. Cummins assumes the CEO and MD roles.

Most recently, Mr. Cummins was CEO at Vocation Limited Prior to Vocation, Mr. Cummins served as the CFO of ASX 100 Transpacific Industries Group Ltd. from May 2011 to October 2014, and Finance Director at TNT Express N.V. in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands from 2005 to 2011. Mr. Cummins has also held senior financial roles with Caltex Australia, Dairy Farmers, Multiplex and Arthur Andersen over the past 24 years.