Go Outdoors, a retailer of outdoor equipment and clothing, has announced the
appointment of Claire Webb as Chief Financial Officer. She will join Go Outdoors from Maplin where she led
the retailer’s finance, legal and HR functions. Under her financial
stewardship Maplin has doubled in size. She oversaw refinancings and the
sale of the business to Rutland Partners earlier this yearand will join the Board of Go Outdoors in early
2015.
Announcing her appointment, Chris Matthews, CEO, said: “ I am looking
forward to Claire joining the Board and supporting the wider team as we enter
Go Outdoors’ next stage of development. She has a strong track record and will
be a very welcome addition to the team.”
Chris Morgan, current CFO, leaves Go Outdoors after several successful years
with the business, during which he has been instrumental in improving the
company’s financial performance and in negotiating a refinancing that is
fuelling further growth.Chris Matthews
said: “On behalf of the Board I would like to extend our deep thanks to Chris
Morgan. He has been instrumental in helping the company deliver record
sales and achieving financial stability and he led the refinancing of the
company last year. I wish him every success in the future.”
Last week Go Outdoors announced record sales of £174m for the year 2013/14
and EBITDA of £10.2 million, up from £9.4 million in the previous year. In
spite of significant investment in new stores, overall debt reduced and this
year the business has made further investment in new large format stores.
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