Very poaches BBC tech director as new chief information officer

Matt Grest Very Group

The Very Group has poached the BBC’s tech director Matt Grest to take on the role of chief information officer. 

Grest will join the etailer as a member of its executive team on December 21 and will oversee Very’s 350-strong technology team. 

He will report directly to the group’s chief executive Henry Birch. 

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