River and Mercantile Group PLC announced the appointment of Simon Wilson as the Group's Chief Financial Officer subject to customary regulatory approvals. Simon will take up the role once he has completed his current employment commitments in 2020 and will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director. Simon joins the Group from Topland Group PLC, one of the UK's private investment groups. Simon qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte prior to joining the leading corporate finance boutique, Hawkpoint Partners in 1999. He subsequently joined Pacific Investments, Sir John Beckwith's multi-asset investment group, as Managing Director of Corporate Finance and had responsibility for all of the group's fund management activities. He joined Topland Group PLC in 2015 as Group Finance Director. Simon played a key role during his time at Pacific Investments in the establishment and early development of River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP alongside the founder James Barham. James and Simon established an excellent working relationship, and Simon sat on the Executive Committee of the partnership representing Pacific Investments' shareholding. Simon stepped back from direct involvement in the business following the merger with P-Solve and subsequent IPO in June 2014. He has an in depth understanding of the Group. In addition to this, Simon brings with him significant corporate finance advice experience.