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9 Nov 2020 09:00
9th November 2020
Board Appointments
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, the world leader in thermal energy management, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies, announces the following Board appointments in accordance with its ongoing succession planning.
Angela Archon and Olivia Qiu will join the Board as Independent Non‑Executive Directors effective 1st December 2020.
Angela holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and a BSc in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Texas, USA. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honour Society, and earned a Professional Engineer's license. Angela, while employed by IBM Corporation, held various senior executive positions, including Vice President, Transformation and Chief Operating Officer of the Watson Health Division. Angela represented IBM for eight years as Board Liaison for The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. She is currently a Board Director of Switch, CommonSpirit Health, and the National Association of Corporate Directors - Texas TriCities Chapter. Angela is an American citizen.
Olivia holds a PhD in Management Science from the École Supérieure des Affaires de Grenoble, France and a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) China. Olivia has held a range of executive positions with large global organisations including Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. She is currently Chief Innovation Officer with Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). Olivia was a Non-Executive Director of Renault Group and Saint Gobain. Olivia is a Chinese and French national.
Jamie Pike, Chair, commented, "I am delighted to welcome both Angela and Olivia to the Board of Directors. Angela has strong strategic and operational experience, combined with her ability to drive transformational change and focus on customer support. Olivia has digital transformation and innovation skills as well as major P&L and international business experience. Angela and Olivia both bring competencies that will greatly assist the development of the Group. These appointments are part of the succession planning undertaken by the Nomination Committee to recruit Non-Executive Directors with the skills and experience required to support the implementation of our strategy for growth."
There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
Enquiries:
Andy Robson
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tel: 01242 535276
About Spirax‐Sarco Engineering plc
Spirax‐Sarco Engineering plc is a thermal energy management and niche pumping specialist. It comprises three world‐leading businesses: Steam Specialties, for the control and management of steam; Electric Thermal Solutions, for advanced electrical process heating and temperature management solutions; and Watson-Marlow, for peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies. The Steam Specialties and Electric Thermal Solutions businesses provide a broad range of fluid control and electrical process heating products, engineered packages, site services and systems expertise for a diverse range of industrial and institutional customers. Both businesses help their end users to improve production efficiency, meet their environmental sustainability targets, improve product quality and enhance the safety of their operations. Watson‐Marlow provides solutions for a wide variety of demanding fluid path applications with highly accurate, controllable and virtually maintenance-free pumps and associated technologies.
The Group is headquartered in Cheltenham, UK, has strategically located manufacturing plants around the world and employs over 7,800 people, of whom close to 1,800 are direct sales and service engineers. Its shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1959 (symbol: SPX) and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 and the FTSE4Good indices.
Further information can be found at www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com
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