Australian staffing firm Ambition Group (AMB: ASX) today announced the appointment of Laurent Toussaint to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary.

Laurent is a qualified Chartered Accountant from South Africa who trained with Deloitte in Johannesburg and then held CFO roles in the technology industry.

Nick Waterworth, Ambition Group Executive Chairman, commented: “I am very much looking forward to working with Laurent. We have the company revitalised and growing again and Laurent will be pivotal in ensuring we continue to progress.”

“I would also like to thank Ash Fenton, who has been our Interim CFO for the past 11 months. Ash has been a steady hand while we underwent much change during 2014 and we have greatly valued his depth and range of experience,” he added.