LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Sports Direct said itschief financial officer had quit to take up a new job, thesecond management change in less than a month at the Britishretailer which is trying to mend its battered image.
Sports Direct said CFO Matt Pearson would remain in anacting capacity until Dec. 31, and it had appointed HerbertMonteith as its interim head of finance.
Pearson's resignation follows chief executive Dave Forsey'sin September, when the company named its billionaire founder andcontrolling shareholder Mike Ashley as the new CEO.
The retailer is fighting on a number of fronts. It cut itsprofit forecast for the second time in a month on Friday,blaming the latest slump in the pound, a new blow as it tries toimprove its working practices after being criticised bypoliticians. (Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton)