Biffa announced the appointment of Richard Pike to the Board of the Company as CFO.  Richard will join the Board as an Executive Director on 10 September 2018 and will assume the role of CFO on 29 September 2018. Richard trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse and his early career included senior divisional and group finance roles at Scapa Group plc, Pilkington plc, Manchester Airports Group plc, and subsequently group chief financial officer and managing director roles at Associated British Foods plc and latterly as the Chief Financial Officer of Boparan Holdings Ltd. As previously announced on 13 June 2018, Michael Topham, currently CFO, will succeed Ian Wakelin as CEO.  Concurrent with Richard Pike's appointment, this will happen on 29 September 2018.

Ian Wakelin will step down from the Board and leave the company on 28 September 2018.