Checkit Regulatory News (CKT)

9 Jun 2008 07:00



Elektron Plc

('Elektron' or the 'Company')

Elektron Plc announces that Keith John Roy (aged 58) has joined the Board as a non-executive director of Elektron Plc with immediate effect. He will chair the Remuneration Committee.

Keith Roy is the retiring Chief Executive of the Photonics and Gas Technology Division at Halma plc, a highly successful FTSE250 global manufacturing company which had sales and statutory pre tax profits of £355 million and £63 million respectively in the year ending 31 March 2007. He joined Halma having been joint owner of Reten Acoustics when Halma acquired it in 1992. He is an electronic engineering graduate of both Nottingham University and Aston University. Keith Roy has wide experience in the management of companies around the world, innovation & new product development and global sales & marketing.

The following disclosures regarding the appointment of Keith Roy to the board are required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules:

Current directorships:

Halma PLC

Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited

Palmer Environmental Limited

Past directorships during the past five years:

Hanovia Limited

Wessex Electronics Consultants Limited

Telegan Gas Monitoring Limited

Palintest Limited

Keith Daley, Chairman of Elektron commented "We are very pleased to welcome Keith Roy to the board of Elektron. In seeking an additional non-executive director we specified a manufacturing specialist with FTSE250 board experience who not only has a record of innovation but also has considerable reserves of energy and enthusiasm. The board has set ambitious performance targets as we build the Elektron Group and we were not willing to compromise. I am delighted that Keith has the very skill set that we were seeking and I relish the thought of working with him."

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Christopher Leigh

Elektron Plc

Tel: 01708 336308

Charles Cunningham

Geoff Nash

FinnCap

Tel: 0207 600 1658