The CFO of professional services group Gateley is to step down from the position.
Neil Smith, who has been with Gateley for 17 years and served as CFO since its IPO in 2015, will also leave the company’s board on 30th April 2026.
He will remain with Gateley to focus on a range of projects supporting the group’s growth strategy, it said.
“On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Neil Smith for his exceptional service to Gateley. Rightly, he is proud of his contribution to the group’s success since he joined in 2008, particularly since the IPO in 2015,” said CEO Rod Waldie.
“The board is grateful to Neil for his part in Gateley’s significant growth and transformation into the broad professional services group that we continue to build, and which Neil’s new roles will continue to support.
“At a personal level, Neil has been a friend and highly valued colleague, and I am delighted that we will still be able to benefit from his experience and skills.”
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John Paton, most recently CFO at Alpha Financial Markets Consulting for seven years, will succeed him.
Paton spent 11 years at HSBC Bank plc, where he held various roles, including as a director in each of the bank’s corporate capital origination and UK mid-market M&A advisory teams.
He also spent seven years at KPMG in various roles including audit, corporate finance advisory and risk management consulting.
Edward Knapp, chair, said: “We are delighted that John Paton will be joining us in January. John is a seasoned capital markets CFO and will bring significant experience and expertise in high growth professional services businesses to help support Gateley in the next phase of its development.
“I and the board are very much looking forward to working with him. In the meantime, I also extend my sincere thanks to Neil for his contribution to Gateley over many years and his continued dedication to the business.”
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Paton will join Gateley on 5th January 2026 as an executive director and will assume the role of CFO on 1st May 2026, following a formal transition period.
Smith said: “I feel privileged and immensely proud to have had such a varied and interesting career thus far with Gateley. I would like to thank the great teams I have worked with over the years at Gateley for their dedication and support.”
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