Plan B MD stands aside
Dealer group Plan B has announced that its managing director, Denys Pearce, has stepped aside.
The company announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this afternoon that Pearce had stepped aside and that the chairman, Bryan Taylor, had assumed leadership responsibilities.
The announcement said that Pearce had stood aside as part of "management changes and consolidation of leadership under Taylor" aimed at focusing the company’s next phase of development and the streamlining of overhead expenses.
The announcement said Pearce would assist with a three-month transition and then continue as a director.
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