GAME Digital plc announced the appointment of Mark Gifford as Group Chief Financial Officer. Mark will join the company as a director and CFO in October 2015. He will report directly to Martyn Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Mark is currently Chief Financial Officer of House of Fraser, a role he has held since 2007 having joined the company as Director of Finance in 2002. Mark has also held senior finance roles at First Choice, including Finance Director - First Choice Retail. Mark brings extensive experience as a retail CFO with a track record spanning a wide range of responsibilities and a proven ability of both operational and financial management.

As CFO of House of Fraser, he held executive responsibility for finance, legal, IT, property and the financial services business.