Donald Emslie, executive director of SMG, has resigned from the group’s board of directors and stepped down from his executive role with the company.
Richard Findlay, chairman of SMG, said: “On behalf of both the board and the staff of SMG I would like to thank him for his dedicated service and to wish him every success in the future.”
Emslie said: “It has been a huge privilege to have led the television business of SMG and in the last year to act as the chief executive of SMG plc. I am very proud of what we achieved over a very challenging time and I am grateful for the support and dedication from all of the staff and the management team. There is a very solid platform to build on at SMG and I am positive that the business has a very exciting future.
“I believe this is the right time for me to leave to pursue other opportunities but of course I wish Richard, Rob, their team and all the staff every success.”
SMG will report full-year results tomorrow