David Stephens, formerly Director of Finance and Operations at Teach First, joins Sheffield Haworth as Chief Financial Officer.

David will be based in London and will work closely with Jacqui Hancock, Chief Administrative Officer and Monica Bedi, Group Financial Controller, supporting each international heads of office and each global practice across the group.

Prior to joining Teach First in 2009, David held senior finance roles at IBIS Capital, the media private equity group and WPP, one of the world’s largest media and communications services group. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1990, before joining Arthur Anderson where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1994.

Tim Sheffield, CEO commented “David’s appointment is an important strategic hire for the business, ensuring that we maintain a robust infrastructure and market leading platform for our revenue generating teams. He will be actively involved with the development of the group, assisting me on growing the business and delivering our stated goals and ambitions.”