essensys plc announced that Alan Pepper, currently Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer will at that point assume the newly created stand alone role of Chief Operating Officer. Sarah Harvey will join essensys as Chief Financial Officer from Virgin Media O2, where she currently holds the role of Operations Finance Director. Sarah is an experienced finance professional, having qualified in 2002 as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, and latterly was a Director in their Transaction Services, Capital Markets team, leading all aspects of listed company transactions including acquisitions, disposals, IPOs and fund raising.

She has spent the last five years in a number of senior roles within Telefonica UK, including as Commercial Finance Director and two years as Chief Financial Officer of giffgaff where she oversaw significant revenue and profit growth. In his new role, Alan Pepper will oversee the Group's central operations and commercial activities, reporting to Mark Furness, Chief Executive Officer. Alan will remain on the Group's board of directors, which Sarah will join on appointment.

It is anticipated that these changes will take place by the end of the Group's current financial year (31 July 2022).