G4S CFO steps down as group unveils rise in annual revenues

British security giant G4S unveiled a rise in 2012 revenues despite taking a hit over its London Olympic contract blunder, and at the same time announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Trevor Dighton.

British security giant G4S unveiled a rise in 2012 revenues despite taking a hit over its London Olympic contract blunder, and at the same time announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Trevor Dighton.

The company revealed a 10.4% year-on-year increase in total turnover of £7.5bn. Annual profits excluding the Olympics rose 6.0% £516m. The group also increased its full year dividend by 5.0% to 8.86p per share.

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