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Buchan leaves Geneva

There have been changes at the top at Geneva Musical Instruments.

Geneva at Nationals
  The partnership that made the name of Geneva has now come to an end.

Geneva Musical Instruments has announced that Chief Financial Officer Craig Buchan (left) has stepped down from his role with the group due to other business commitments.

Ambitious company

An integral part of the ambitious company for over six years, he told 4BR: "Tim Oldroyd and I have overseen the exponential growth of Geneva over the last few years and the acquisition of the factory in the Czech Republic this year has been a huge leap forward for the firm. It has also brought about

an increased workload which, coupled with the ongoing growth of my financial services business, means that I have had to make the very difficult decision of leaving the Geneva Group."

Geneva continues build on its reputation for exceptional quality and customer service and continues to make huge progress that will further enhance our instrument rangesTim Oldroyd

Move forward

Meanwhile, Tim Oldroyd, Chief Executive Officer and founder told 4BR that he wished Craig well, but that the decision will continue to see Geneva move forward.

"I would like to thank Craig for his involvement over the last six years and wish him well with his financial services business. Geneva continues build on its reputation for exceptional quality and customer service and continues to make huge progress that will further enhance our instrument ranges."

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