Board Appointment

30 Jan 2007 07:01

Porvair PLC30 January 2007 For immediate release 30 January 2007 Porvair plc ("Porvair" or "the Company") Appointment of Executive Director The Board of Porvair plc ("Porvair") is pleased to announce the appointment ofDr John Sexton as an Executive Director with effect from 29 January 2007. Dr John Sexton, 55, is the Managing Director of the Porvair Filtration Group. DrSexton joined the Group with its acquisition of Filters for Industry Ltd in2001, and has since then led the Porvair Filtration Group. Prior to setting upFilters for Industry Ltd, he held a number of posts within the Faireyorganisation. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institute ofMechanical Engineers. The Group confirms that there are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant tothe requirements of paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules. Chairman, Charles Matthews, said: "We are pleased to welcome Dr John Sexton to the Board. He has been verysuccessful in his leadership of the Porvair Filtration Group. He will bringthirty years of filtration and engineering experience to the Board, and we lookforward to his contribution both in the further development of the PorvairFiltration Group and in wider technology and engineering projects." For further information please contact: Porvair plcBen Stocks, Chief Executive 01553 765 500Chris Tyler, Group Finance Director 01553 765 500 Buchanan Communications 0207 466 5000Charles Ryland / Ben Willey Notes to Editors About Porvair Porvair is a group of specialist filtration and environmental technologybusinesses. Its products are used in a range of niche filtration markets, andare derived from its expertise in the development and manufacture of porous andmicroporous ceramics, metals, plastics and carbons. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange