Director of Sales Appointment

17 Jul 2007 16:16

Gooch & Housego PLC17 July 2007 For immediate release 17 July 2007 Gooch & Housego PLC NEW DIRECTOR of SALES JOINS GOOCH AND HOUSEGO. Gooch and Housego, the specialist manufacturer of advanced optoelectroniccomponents, materials, instruments and systems has appointed a new Director ofSales. Paul Morris, a Physics graduate of Aston University, joins the company fromBookham, the technology company who acquired Nortel's Optical ComponentsDivision in 2003 where Mr Morris was European Sales Director. He will spearhead the development of a new co-ordinated global sales team andmore customer-focussed sales strategy for the PLC's five complementarysubsidiaries soon to be re-launched as a single integrated business. Gareth Jones, CEO of Gooch and Housego PLC, said: "We are delighted to welcomePaul and the experience and enthusiasm he brings. His arrival comes at anexciting time for the Group and his understanding of the demands of technologymarkets will be vital to our plans; to improve our business by combining thecore skills in our various businesses to both develop innovative new productsand optimise our client service". The Gooch and Housego Group currently have a truly multi-national components andmaterials manufacturing base through their subsidiaries around the world; NEOSTechnologies and Cleveland Crystals in the USA; Landwehr Electronics in Germany;Gooch and Housego and the recently acquired SIFAM Fibre Optics in the UK.Bringing the combined abilities of these specialists to an increasinglydemanding world market will be Paul Morris' main focus. When asked what it was about the Gooch and Housego position that attracted himhe said: "Having successfully managed a European sales force, the opportunity tonot only manage but create a world-wide sales team was a real challenge. Andwhen I heard the ambitious plans that Gareth Jones had to transform the Goochand Housego Group, I knew it was an opportunity not to be missed". Paul Morris took up his new position on 9th July 2007 and will spend his firstfew weeks travelling the world to meet with key clients, and the management andstaff of the various Gooch and Housego companies, in order to finalise his plansto turn their business potential into a reality. For further information please contact: Philip Bell Philip@philipbell.co.uk Tel: 07760 471287 Buchanan CommunicationsSusanna Gale Tel: 020 7466 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange