Splendid Communications announces the appointment of Damon Kelly to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Previously the Group CFO at Frank, where he worked for 12 years, Damon ensured the efficient running of all operational functions while implementing expansion plans with offices in new territories. Damon will take over the Splendid role from Finance Director Jane Latham, as she moves to an exciting new role for the business, Head of Wellbeing.

As part of his CFO role at Splendid, Damon will be responsible for leading the finance team and corporate strategy initiatives. He will leverage 25 years’ experience in financial roles to help drive ambitious growth plans for Splendid in the coming year and beyond.

Damon said: "I'm very excited to be joining Splendid Communications and an excellent team that has a strong leadership foundation and a clear vision. I'm looking forward to supporting the next phase of the company’s growth strategy. I’m especially impressed that Splendid operates with an ethos of ‘people first’ throughout the business and I'm very happy to now become one of those people."

Damon’s recruitment enables Splendid to now formalise the role of Head of Wellbeing to reflect the company’s ‘People-First’ ethos and belief that staff welfare is a long-term, strategic priority for the business. It is a role that Jane has been preparing for by qualifying as a Human Givens therapist and introducing wellness initiatives to the company, while also carrying out her finance duties.

Jane Latham said: “I’m excited to welcome Damon to the team and I know I’ll be leaving the Splendid finance department in safe hands. My new role signals the beginnings of a longer-term development plan for Splendid. Human Givens is an empowering approach to mental health and helps us build a robust wellbeing framework for the company and to provide practical support and tools to the team as they continue to produce award-winning, Splendid work and grow the company.”

Alec Samways, CEO of Splendid said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming Damon into our Splendid family. He brings with him a wealth of experience which will ensure a smooth transition into the role and quickly enable a step change in our growth ambitions. I’m also incredibly excited for Jane’s new role. She has already introduced some great initiatives on the staff wellbeing front and I’m excited to see what she can now achieve with this as her complete focus.”

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For more information please contact:

Sophie Barnes at Splendid Communications: 020 7553 7300 / 07778173769
sophieb@splendidcomms.com

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About Splendid Communications

Splendid Communications knit together big ideas in the real world.

In a post-advertising age brands can no longer be controlled from an ivory tower. The only way to project a consistent and engaging voice is with ideas that travel – brand stories strong enough to remain intact across different channels as they are told and retold. There must be a compelling thread that ensures everything connects and reconnects. We call this knitting and we do it with an expert blend of brand strategy, PR, content, social media, activations, experiential, live events, POS and shopper marketing, all to connect with real people in their real lives.