PMP Limited announced that the company's CEO, Peter George, has informed the Board he will accelerate his retirement following a tragic family bereavement and step down at the end of November 2017. Mr. George and the Board were planning for his retirement in 2018, having passed the age of 65, and had been working through a considered succession planning program. In the meantime, the company announced the appointment of Kevin Slaven as Interim CEO to commence on 1 December 2017. Mr. Slaven is the former IPMG Group CEO, who joined PMP with the merger in March 2017. He is currently responsible for the Distribution and Marketing Services division in PMP. He is currently the Deputy Chair of the Australasian Catalogue Association.