Universe Group plc announced the appointment of Adrian Wilding as Chief Financial Officer. Adrian Wilding is an experienced CFO with experience in B2B and B2C financial services, with experience of working in both listed and private equity-led businesses. Adrian has worked with the company on a consultancy basis in recent weeks and will formally join the board on May 1, 2021. Carmel Warren, previously interim CFO, leaves with the board's thanks for her contribution as interim CFO. Adrian's experience includes the start-up to exit, as both CEO and CFO, of CR7 Services Limited, a business supplying payment hardware and proprietary software to retailers, and SaaS payment processing services to blue chip organizations and other participants in the payments industry. Prior to this, he held senior roles within Just Retirement Group plc, Unum Limited and Riverstone Management. Adrian is a chartered accountant by training.