Asos has announced the appointment of Sean Glithero as interim chief financial officer.

Glithero is to replace current interim CFO Katy Mecklenburgh, who is set to leave in May. 

The online fashion giant said Glithero had already joined the company, to allow for a smooth handover, until a permanent finance boss is appointed. 

Glithero was most recently chief finance officer at Matchesfashion, where he spent almost two years, prior to that he held finance roles at AutoTrader, Funding Circle Holdings and Trader Media Group.

An Asos spokesperson said: ”To provide additional support on its Driving Change agenda, until a permanent CFO is appointed, Asos is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Glithero as interim CFO once Katy Mecklenburgh leaves in May.

“Sean has already joined the company to allow for a thorough handover. He is a highly experienced CFO with a track record of delivery across a range of digital and fashion businesses.”

Mecklenburgh has been interim CFO at Asos for the last year-and-a-half and is set to join the board of IT infrastructure provider Softcat as chief finance officer this summer. 

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