Business | MarketsJames Moore: A winning cycle for new Halfords finance chief Jonny Mason James Moore2 July 2015Cycling into Halfords from a Scandinavian chicken producer is a new finance officer, one Jonny Mason, who tells us he just loves bikes and cars.Which is exactly what most of his predecessors said when they were appointed.With £150,000 to welcome him to the boardroom Mason will probably say whatever Halfords’ PR people want him to.We’re told it’s to compensate him for what he’s lost by fleeing the chicken coop, which just shows how pointless it is to offer bosses retention packages from the perspective of shareholders.New employers nearly always do what Halfords has done and make them up.Mason has been a bit of a corporate butterfly during his career, having pedalled his way around Odeon and UCI Cinemas, Sainsbury’s, Shell and Hanson.Read MoreJames Moore: Tesco shareholders who want their cashbackJames Moore: There's plenty of turmoil ahead to keep spread-betters in profitJames Moore: It’s too soon to reach for a solution to the PPI headachesSo the chances are he knows what it feels like when a hello is golden.With his car presumably supplied by Halfords, a nice new bike would seem in order.How about the £11,000 Trek Emonda SLR 10 2015 Road Bike?Unfortunately Halfords doesn’t have them on its website, but he could always pop into an Evans Cycles on his way into work.
