Steadfast has appointed Chris Rouse as EGM of Technology, and announced the departure of CIO Nathan Hillery.

Mr Hillery joined the group in late 2019, with 20 years’ experience in IT management roles across the advertising, media and legal sectors.

“With a strong background in big data and cybersecurity and a passion for innovation, his role is working closely across the entire group aligning technology and cybersecurity strategies,” the Steadfast website said.

But a spokeswoman confirmed today that Mr Hillery has “resigned and left the organisation to pursue other opportunities”.

Current Head of Network Security Mr Rouse takes up the EGM of Technology role.

“The product heads of the various technology divisions will assume more responsibility within their teams and report directly to Chris Rouse,” the spokeswoman said.