Ward - non-executive since 2016 - stepped down from the board. She is being replaced by former Safran Group SA executive Tim Rice and former TT Electronics PLC unit boss Charles Irving-Swift.
"We will be sad to say goodbye to Jan Ward," Hardide Chairman Robert Goddard said. "Jan has been a valued member of the board for the past three years and brought to us a great deal of experience, knowledge and contacts. She has been a key member of the remuneration and nomination committee and has helped shape policy in this area. We wish her well in the many other roles she has and leaves with our very best wishes for the future."
Rice - a chartered engineer - also held senior positions at Spirent Systems, Vector Aerospace and Messier-Dowty in a three-decade career in the defence and aerospace sector.
Irving-Swift - in a thirty-five-year engineering career - has also served as chief executive officer of divisions within Dana Inc and Armstrong Flooring Products and "experienced in strategic planning, managing transformation projects and international re-organisation for performance improvement", Hardide said.
Irving-Swift formerly served as non-executive at Brammer PLC before its
"I am delighted that Tim and Charles are to join the board," Hardide Chairman Robert Goddard said. "They bring track records of accomplishment and leadership in relevant industries and have valuable networks in our target markets. Their past senior executive roles are complemented by their experience of corporate governance as non-executive directors of listed companies. Their combined skills and experience will be of significant value as Hardide continues to grow and diversify into new markets and industrial sectors."
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