Shire Finance Head Jeff Poulton to Step Down

LONDON – Shire PLC (SHP.LN) on Monday said Chief Financial Officer Jeff Poulton has decided to leave the company at the end of the year to join a startup in the U.S.

Mr. Poulton is to join Boston-based agricultural technology company Indigo Ag Inc. as its new CFO, Shire said. The pharmaceutical company added that it will initiate a formal search for a replacement.

At 1309 GMT London-listed shares of Shire were down 2.70% at 3,666 pence.

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August 21, 2017 09:39 ET (13:39 GMT)