Caledonia Investments plc
Appointment of new Finance Director
The board of Caledonia Investments plc ("Caledonia") is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen King as Finance Director with effect from 9 December 2009, at which point, as previously announced, Jonathan Cartwright will step down from the board.
After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Mr King held senior financial positions with Lonhro Plc, Lucas Industries plc, Seeboard Plc and was Group Finance Director of Midlands Electricity plc before his appointment as Group Finance Director of De La Rue Plc from 2003 to March 2009. He is also a non-executive director of Weir Group plc, where he is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Commenting on Mr King's appointment, Tim Ingram, Chief Executive of Caledonia, said:
"I am delighted that Stephen is joining Caledonia and we look forward to benefiting from his wealth of strategic and commercial experience from a broad range of public companies."
20 November 2009
Enquiries
Caledonia Investments plc |
College Hill Associates |
Tim Ingram, Chief Executive |
Tony Friend |
|
Roddy Watt |
Tel: 020 7802 8080 |
Tel: 020 7457 2020 |
There are no additional details relating to Mr King that require disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.