{"id":28284,"date":"2021-09-01T09:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T08:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=28284"},"modified":"2021-09-01T09:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T08:15:13","slug":"uk-isp-glide-appoints-chris-bates-as-new-chief-financial-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/uk-isp-glide-appoints-chris-bates-as-new-chief-financial-officer.html","title":{"rendered":"UK ISP Glide Appoints Chris Bates as New Chief Financial Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business and residential UK ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/glidegroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glide Group<\/a>, which is currently busy extending their full fibre broadband network, has today boosted their management team with the appointment of Chris Bates as the organisation&#8217;s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Chris Bates joins Glide having previously worked in Private Equity owned businesses covering technology, engineering, contracting &#038; construction and service sectors. 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