30 Jul 2019 07:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 JULY 2019
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This announcement contains inside information that qualified, or may have qualified, as inside information for the purposes of Article 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR). For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Sarah Ellard, Company Secretary, for Chemring Group PLC.
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CHEMRING GROUP PLC ("Chemring", the "Group" or the "Company")
Β APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Chemring today announces the appointment of Laurie Bowen as a non-executive director. She will join the Board on 1 August 2019.
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Laurie is an experienced non-executive director, with broad technology and engineering experience and a strong track record of driving growth in complex international businesses. American by birth, she has over 30 years of leadership experience at large multinational telecommunications and technology companies including Cable & Wireless Communications plc, Tata Communications, BT Group plc and IBM.
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Most recently she was Chief Executive of Telecom Italia Sparkle in the Americas, a subsidiary of the β¬1.3billion international wholesale arm of Telecom Italia.
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She is currently a non-executive director at Ricardo plc, the FTSE-listed technology, product innovation and engineering consultancy, and was previously a non-executive director at customer experience technology provider, Transcom Worldwide AB.
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Laurie has an MBA, a BSc in Electrical Engineering and a BSc in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman of Chemring, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Laurie to Chemring. She brings significant experience within the technology and engineering sectors, and a valuable understanding of operating within the US market. I am confident that she will make a strong contribution to the continued development and performance of the Group."
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There are no further disclosures required to be made in accordance with LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
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-ENDS-
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For further information:
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Rupert Pittman Group Director of Corporate Affairs, 01794 833901
Chemring Group PLC
Β Andrew Jaques MHP Communications 020 3128 8100
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Notes to editors
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Β·; Chemring is a global business that specialises in the manufacture of high technology products and the provision of services to the aerospace, defence and security markets
Β·; Employing approximately 2,500 people worldwide, and with production facilities in four countries, Chemring meets the needs of customers in more than fifty countries
Β·;Β Chemring is now organised under two strategic product segments: Sensors & Information and Countermeasures & Energetics
Β·; Chemring has a diverse portfolio of products that deliver high reliability solutions to protect people, platforms, missions and information against constantly changing threats
Β·; Operating in niche markets and with strong investment in research and development ("R&D"), Chemring has the agility to rapidly react to urgent customer needs
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www.chemring.co.uk
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