Appointment of Non-Executive Director

IQE PLC

Cardiff, UK. 14 May 2019:  IQE plc (AIM:  IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading global supplier of advanced wafer products and wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mrs. Carol Chesney as Non-executive Director to the board of the Group (the “Board”). Mrs. Chesney joins the Board with immediate effect and will Chair the Audit Committee at IQE, in addition to serving as a member of IQE’s Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Mrs. Chesney, FCA, is an experienced Non-executive Director, currently serving as a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Renishaw plc since October 2012, in addition to currently serving as a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committees of Hunting PLC since April 2018 and Biffa PLC since July 2018.

Prior to this, Mrs. Chesney served as the Company Secretary of Halma PLC, the FTSE 100 health, safety and environmental technology group, until 2018, having also served as the Group Financial Controller. During her time at Halma PLC, Mrs. Chesney’s role included corporate governance, legal compliance, equity incentives, pensions, internal audit management, taxation, property, health and safety compliance, environmental reporting and anti-bribery and corruption compliance.

Mrs. Chesney is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and qualified with Arthur Andersen in the UK.

Phil Smith, IQE Chairman, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Carol to IQE's Board. Her appointment brings to the Group a unique breadth of Board level experience from across a diverse range of listed businesses that will add an invaluable perspective to IQE as the company continues to build its position as a global technology leader.”

Additional information

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Ellen Carol Tredway Chesney, aged 56, has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

Current Directorships / Partnerships	Past Directorships / Partnerships
Hunting PLC	Badminton Court Management Limited
Renishaw PLC	Power Equipment Limited
Biffa PLC	Palmer Environment Services Limited
	Mistura Systems Limited
	Research Engineers Limited
	Halma Services Limited
	Telegan Gas Monitoring Limited
	Klaxon Signals Limited
	Castell Safety Technology Limited
	Suntech Group EB Trustee Limited
	Sonar Research & Development Limited
	Smith Flow Control Limited
	Analytical Development Company Limited
	Wilkinson & Simpson Limited
	Iso-Lok Limited
	Elfab Hughes Limited
	Castell Locks Limited
	A&G Security Electronics Limited
	FFE Holdings Limited
	Palmer Environmental Limited
	Halma PR Services Limited
	Halma IT Services Limited
	Halma Safety Limited
	Meadowbridge Holding Limited
	Fire Fighting Enterprises Limited
	Reten Acoustics Limited
	Halma International Limited
	Halma Financing Limited
	Halma Investment Holdings Limited
	Halma Public Limited Company
	Halma Resistors Unlimited
	Halma Overseas Funding Limited
	S.E.R.V. Trayvou Interverrouillage SA
	T.L. Jones Limited

Mrs. Chesney has no beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of IQE.

Save as set out above there are no further disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of Mrs. Chesney’s appointment to the IQE Board.

CONTACTS:

IQE plc Drew Nelson Tim Pullen Chris Meadows	[phone]
Canaccord Genuity (Nomad and Joint Broker)  Simon Bridges Richard Andrews	+ 44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) Edward Knight Nick Prowting	[phone]