{"id":1357,"date":"2017-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/cyber-security-firm-appoints-new-cfo\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:03","slug":"cyber-security-firm-appoints-new-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/cyber-security-firm-appoints-new-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber security firm ECSC Group appoints new CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ECSC Group, the Bradford-based cyber security specialist has hired\u00a0Stephen Hammell as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and director.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining ECSC, Hammell was group finance director of eBECS, an international IT consultancy. 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