Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 3398M

Gooch & Housego PLC

11 May 2020

 

For immediate release

11th May 2020

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, is pleased to announce that Louise Evans has been appointed to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, and Chair of the Audit Committee, with effect from 11th May 2020.

Louise brings extensive experience from her strategic leadership roles in both listed and privately owned technical engineering groups. She has substantial expertise in the areas of financial management and M&A as well as the implementation of internal control and risk management frameworks. 

Louise is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of AIM-quoted AB Dynamics plc and a Board advisor to low carbon commodity broker SCB Group. 

Louise was Group Finance Director of Braemar Shipping Services plc from 2015 to 2018 and previously Group Financial Director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings plc. Louise is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. 

Gary Bullard, Chairman of G&H, commented: 

"I am delighted to welcome Louise to the Board. She has significant experience at Board level in listed and international businesses. Going forwards, I am sure she will make a valuable contribution to the continuing growth of the Group."

For further information contact: -
Mark Webster/Chris Jewell	Gooch & Housego PLC	01460 256440
Mark Court /Charlotte Slater	Buchanan	020 7466 5000
Chris Baird/ Patrick Robb/ David Anderson	Investec Bank plc	020 7597 5970

 

Louise Margaret Evans (aged 46 years) currently holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current Directorships or Partnerships	Past Directorships or Partnerships
AB Dynamics plc	A.C.M. Shipping Services Limited
	ACM Sale & Purchase Limited
	ACM Shipping CIS Limited
	ACM Shipping EBT Limited
	ACM Shipping USA Limited
	ACM Tankers Limited
	Alchemy Trading Company Limited
	Asian Energy Services Pte Ltd
	Braemar ACM Group Limited
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking (Dry Cargo) Limited
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking (USA) Inc.
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking Group Limited
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking Limited
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking Pte Limited
	Braemar ACM Shipbroking Pty Limited
	Braemar ACM Valuations Limited
	Braemar Atlantic Securities Holdings Limited
	Braemar Atlantic Securities Limited
	Braemar Burness Maritime Limited
	Braemar Chartering Limited
	Braemar Container Shipping and Chartering Limited
	Braemar Developments Limited
	Braemar Financial Holdings Germany GmbH
	Braemar Financial Holdings Limited
	Braemar Futures Limited
	Braemar Holdings (USA) Inc
	Braemar Howells Consultancy Limited
	Braemar Marine Limited
	Braemar Maritime Limited
	Braemar Naves Corporate Finance GmbH
	Braemar Naves Corporate Finance Limited
	Braemar Response Limited
	Braemar Seascope (Beijing) Limited
	Braemar Seascope Shipping Limited
	Braemar Seascope Technical Services Limited
	Braemar Shipbrokers Limited
	Braemar Shipping Services plc
	Braemar Tankers Limited
	Braemar Technical Services (Adjusting) Limited
	Braemar Technical Services (Adjusting) Pte Ltd
	Braemar Technical Services (Engineering) Inc
	Braemar Technical Services (Engineering) Limited
	Braemar Technical Services (Offshore) Pte Limited
	Braemar Technical Services (USA) Inc
	Braemar Technical Services Holdings Limited
	Braemar Technical Services Inc
	Braemar Technical Services Limited
	Braemar Technical Services Pte Ltd
	BS Energy Services Limited
	BTS (Offshore) Pte Ltd (Nevis)
	Burness Marine (Gas) Limited
	Burness Marine (Tankers) Limited
	Cagnoil Limited
	CB (Newcastle) Ltd
	Cory Brothers (USA) Inc
	Cory Brothers Shipping Agencies (S) Pte Ltd
	Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Limited
	Cory Logistics Limited
	Fred Olsen Freight Limited
	Freight Action Limited
	GFL (UK) Limited
	Gorman Cory Shipping Agency Limited
	Lawrence Holt & Company Limited
	Lemstock Limited
	London Central Cruise Moorings Limited
	Morrison Shipping Agency Limited
	Morrison Shipping Limited
	Morrison Tours Limited
	Morrison Tours Logistics Limited
	Orca Shipping Limited
	Persona Logistics Services Limited
	Planetwide Group Limited
	Planetwide Limited
	Portabella Limited
	Red Dragon Line Limited
	Seascope Capital Services Limited
	Seascope Projects Limited
	Seascope Sale & Purchase Limited
	Seascope Shipping Investments Limited
	Seascope Shipping Limited
	Seascope Shipping Services Limited
	ShipTrak Limited
	South African Liner Services Limited
	Wavespec (North East) Limited The Infertility Network (UK)

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Louise Evans.

Notes to editors

Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

 

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