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.

John Paton will succeed him. He was most recently CFO at Alpha Financial Markets Consulting between 2018 and 2025. Prior to that, he 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.