Hill & Smith Regulatory News (HILS)

28 Nov 2007 15:48

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC28 November 2007 Board appointment: Finance Director designate Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (Hill & Smith), the infrastructure and building andconstruction products group, has recruited Mark Pegler as Group Finance Directordesignate. Mr Pegler will join Hill & Smith on 7 January 2008 and will formally take up hisappointment as an executive director in May 2008 when he will succeed Chris Burras Group Finance Director who, as previously announced, will retire at theAnnual General Meeting in May 2008. Mr Pegler, a 39 year old chartered accountant, has extensive experience ininternational organisations. From 2002 until earlier this year he was GroupFinance Director of Whittan Group Limited, a private equity backed internationalmanufacturing business. He had previously spent seven years at Wagon plc,initially as group financial controller and subsequently as divisional financedirector of Wagon's storage systems business. Before joining Wagon, he was a corporate finance manager at CharteredAccountants Price Waterhouse. Hill & Smith's Chief Executive Derek Muir said: "We are delighted Mark isjoining us. His background in international manufacturing businesses and strongfinancial and operational leadership will further strengthen our managementstructure." There is no other information to be provided in accordance with paragraph 9.6.13of the Listing Rules. Further information Derek Muir 0121 704 7430Hill & Smith Holdings PLC Edward Carter/Anna McNeil 0121 633 7775Freshwater PR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange