1 March 2024
Rotork plc
Directorate Change
Rotork plc ('Rotork' or 'Company'), the
market-leading global provider of mission-critical intelligent flow
control solutions, announces that Andrew Heath and Vanessa Simms
have been appointed as independent Non-Executive Directors.
Andrew will join the Board on 1 April 2024 and will stand for
election at the 2024 AGM. He will be appointed Chair of the Safety
and Sustainability Committee from 1 May 2024, subject to election.
Vanessa will join the Board with effect from 21 June
2024.
Andrew is currently Chief Executive Officer of
Spectris plc, a role he has held since September 2018. From 2016 to
2018, he was CEO of Imagination Technologies Group plc, having
previously served as a non-executive director of that company from
2012. From 2015, he was CEO of Alent plc, a leading global supplier
of speciality chemicals and engineered materials. Andrew began his
career with Rolls-Royce and has an engineering degree from Imperial
College, London and an MBA from Loughborough University.
Vanessa is currently Chief Financial Officer at
Land Securities Group plc and was formerly Chief Financial Officer
at Grainger plc from February 2016 to April 2021. Prior to Grainger
plc, Vanessa was Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Unite Group plc
and UK Finance Director at SEGRO plc. Vanessa is a Chartered
Certified Accountant (FCCA) and has an executive MBA (EMBA) from
Ashridge Business School. It has been confirmed that Vanessa will
be stepping down as a non-executive director of Drax Group Plc on
18 June 2024.
Chair Dorothy Thompson CBE commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Andrew and Vanessa
to our Board. They both bring a wide range of listed company
expertise, experience in leading change and in delivering organic
and non-organic growth. Andrew's experience of industrial
businesses throughout his career, and Vanessa's expertise in
finance, will further strengthen the diverse mix of skills and
experience on the Board. We very much look forward to Andrew and
Vanessa joining us."
Further to the announcement on 12 September
2023, it has also now also been confirmed that Ben Peacock will
join the Board of Rotork on 11 March 2024 as Chief Financial
Officer.
There is no further information to be disclosed
pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
ENQUIRIES:
Rotork
Tel: +44 (0)1225 733 200
Stuart Pain, Group General Counsel & Company
Secretary
Andrew Carter, Investor Relations
Director
FTI Consulting
Nick Hasell / Susanne
Yule
Tel: + 44 (0)20 3727 1340
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