B&M finance chief resigns after accounting blunder

B&M saw shares crash more than 20pc after Mike Schmidt’s announced his resignation - Britpix / Alamy Stock Photo The finance chief of B&M has quit after an accounting blunder triggered the discount retailer’s second profit warning in a month. Mike Schmidt, 45, is leaving the retailer following the company’s failure to include £7m worth of freight costs in its latest results – meaning B&M overstated its profits. The mistake led to the retailer releasing inflated profit forecasts earlier this month. As a ...