Celerity has appointed Ed Brookes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help support the company through its next growth phases following the recruitment of Craig Aston as CEO in September last year.
Brookes, who has a strong track record of driving growth and operational improvement in private equity-backed businesses, brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience, having previously held key roles at high-growth companies such as Native Places and Andrew Page.
With expertise in implementing robust financial systems and supporting strategic M&A, he will focus on enhancing Celerity’s financial processes and optimising controls to support the company’s growth strategy.
Celerity has grown significantly since its founding in 2002 and following a £15 million investment from growth capital investors BGF in 2021, its expansion increased with service diversification, strategic partnerships, and complementary acquisitions.
The new appointment marks the latest step in Celerity’s ongoing leadership transformation with the recently appointed Mike Gowan as Chief Revenue Officer and Graeme Smith as Chief Technology Officer.
Craig Aston, CEO at Celerity, said: “Brookes’ experience in building scalable financial systems, driving organisational change and supporting M&A activity aligns well with our strategic goals, and his leadership will be instrumental in ensuring we achieve our targets.”