CFO Moves in the UK this week include:

Misys announced the appointment of Himanshu Raja to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Until recently Himanshu was the Chief Financial Officer for Logica plc. Prior to Logica, Himanshu worked at BT Group for more than nine years in a number of divisional finance director roles including chief financial officer of BT Global Services, BT Design, BT Operate and BT Wholesale. His early career included finance and systems roles at Worldcom International, UUNET and MFS Limited.

Leasedrive appointed David Foulds to its board as finance director. Previously, Foulds was the finance director at TransLinc between 2007 and 2011. Subsequently, he was appointed commercial director of the newly-created fleet and passenger services division of May Gurney, following the merger of TransLinc with the existing May Gurney fleet business. Between 2000 and 2005 he held the position of commercial director with recruitment firm Manpower UK. He has also held finance roles at Hyundai (UK), Lex Vehicle Leasing Group, Midland Bank (now part of HSBC), International Leisure Group and EMI Records.

BG Group reported that Chief Financial Officer Fabio Barbosa stepping down from his dual role as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director and becoming Chairman of BG South America. Den Jones, BG Group Financial Controller, who acted as Barbosa’s alternate director during Fabio’s leave of absence, has today been appointed a director of BG Group. As a director, Den will continue to fulfil the role of BG Group Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Co-Operative Bank Plc announced the resignation of their Chief Financial Officer, James Mack.

Hornby Plc confirmed that as indicated previously Andrew Morris has resigned from the Board and leaves the Group. Andrew joined the Board of Hornby in 2007 and leaves to take up a position as Chief Executive of a privately owned pharmaceutical business, where he has been a Non-Executive Director since 1998. As part of an orderly transition process, Nick Stone joined the group on 14 January 2013 and was appointed as Group Finance Director on 1 February 2013.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc confirmed the resignation of Liz Doherty and the appointment of Adrian Hennah as Chief Financial Officer and an executive director. Liz will remain with the business until the end of March 2013 to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Hennah was an executive director and Chief Financial Officer of Smith & Nephew plc between 2006 and 2012. He retains his non-executive directorship of Reed Elsevier plc.

Record plc announced that the previously disclosed departure of Paul Sheriff and the appointment of Steve Cullen as Chief Financial Officer and a director of Record plc will now both be effective as from 15 March 2013.

Mothercare plc announced that Matt Smith, whose appointment as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director was announced in November 2012, will be joining the Company on Monday 25 March 2013. Matt joins from Argos, part of Home Retail Group plc, where he was most latterly Finance Director. In his ten years at Home Retail Group. Prior to Home Retail Group, Matt worked at KPMG in London and Sydney rising to Director in its Corporate Finance Department. Dominic Lavelle, who has served as Interim CFO since July 2012, will be leaving the business in due course.