Last checked at 10 May 2013 10:00
Morgan Advanced Materials plc. ("Morgan" or "the Company")
Appointment of a Non-Executive Director
The Board of Morgan Advanced Materials plc. announces that Andrew Reynolds Smith is appointed to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from the conclusion of the 2013 Annual General Meeting to be held at 12 noon today.
Andrew is currently an executive director of GKN plc. A fuller biography is set out below.
The appointment follows a comprehensive search process led by the Nominations Committee. Following Andrew's appointment, the Board will comprise six non-executive directors and three executive directors.
Commenting on the appointment, Andrew Shilston, Chairman, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Andrew Reynolds Smith to the Board as a non-executive director. Andrew brings a wealth of international manufacturing experience from GKN plc. and will offer the Board an external serving executive perspective. Andrew's appointment is part of the continuing development of the Morgan Board"
There are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
Morgan Advanced Materials has released an Interim Management Statement this morning in a separate announcement.
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Enquiries to:
Mark Robertshaw Morgan Advanced Materials 01753 837000
Kevin Dangerfield Morgan Advanced Materials 01753 837000
Will Carnwath Brunswick 0207 404 5959
Notes to editors:
Morgan Advanced Materials (www.morganadvancedmaterials.com) is an advanced materials technology company that provides highly engineered solutions to its chosen markets. Morgan has a global presence with operations in more than 50 countries. From medical instruments, aerospace, power generation and satellite communications, to body armour, trains and fire protection systems, Morgan's products are fundamental components or enabling technologies for many of the modern world's sophisticated products.
Biographical information:
Andrew Reynolds Smith
Andrew Reynold Smith is the Chief Executive Automotive and Powder Metallurgy and an executive director of GKN plc. He is also Vice President of CLEPA (the European Association of Automotive Suppliers). He joined GKN in 2002 and has held a number of senior positions across the Group's Driveline, Powder Metallurgy and OffHighway businesses. Prior to GKN, he held various general management and functional positions at Ingersoll Rand, Siebe plc. (now Invensys plc.) and Delphi Automotive Systems. Andrew is a former Chairman of the CBI Manufacturing Council and a former member of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Manufacturing.