Proactis Holdings PLC announced the appointment of Richard Hughes as Chief Financial Officer and to the Board of Directors, with an effective start date of 20 May 2019. Richard has significant experience in financial control, accounting, reporting, compliance and governance across EMEA, CALA and APAC gained through his roles at ARRIS International plc and formerly with Pace plc where he has worked since joining the Pace Group in 2011 (Pace was subsequently acquired by ARRIS in 2016). In his role as Finance Director, International of ARRIS International plc, he led the international finance function integrations of both Pace plc and the ARRIS Enterprise Networks Business Unit following their respective acquisitions.

Prior to joining Pace plc Richard held senior positions at PwC for 7 years and worked for them in both Australia and the UK.