finnCap Group plc announced that Tom Hayward, an executive director of the company and the Group's Chief Operating Officer will step down from the Board and leave the company on 20 January 2023. Tom joined in 2010 as the first CFO, went on to lead the M&A business as its Managing Partner post IPO and then stepped up to the role of Chief Operating Officer.  During this time the firm has grown substantially.  In particular, Tom led the acquisition of Cavendish Corporate Finance and the execution of the combined group's IPO in 2018, the key step company have undertaken to diversify the business.