GBST begins search for new CEO
Specialist publicly-listed financial services software provider, GBST is in the market for a new chief executive following the announcement of the imminent retirement of Stephen Lake.
The company has announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that Lake advised the board last week that he intended to retire as managing director and chief executive and would leaving the company next year.
The announcement said that GBST had appointed an international executive search team and that the board would be reviewing a list of internal and external candidates in Australia and internationally.
Lake had been in the chief executive role since 2001 and was a part of its listing on the ASX.
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