Mr. Price Group Limited announced that the board of directors has appointed Mark Stirton as Group Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2019. Mark's appointment follows the announcement in October that Mark Blair, current CFO, will succeed Stuart Bird as CEO from the same date. Mark Stirton (39) is CA (SA) qualified and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

He has been with the Company since June 2014 and in his current position as Group Corporate Finance Director since April 2017. The company also announced that Mmaboshadi Chauke (Shadi) has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company and member of the Audit and Compliance Committee with immediate effect. Shadi is a member of the Institute of Directors Southern Africa, a CA (SA) and a former registered auditor, having served five years as a partner at Deloitte & Touche South Africa until February 2018.

She currently works as an executive producer in television and film, is a freelance actress and holds board positions in other private companies.