Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 7098G

Oxford Instruments PLC

11 June 2013

 



Release date: 11 June 2013   

Oxford Instruments plc

 Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology tools and systems for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Allerton as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment will take effect from 11th June 2013.  

Jennifer has extensive international business experience, having spent over thirty years in large companies operating across the globe, particularly in emerging markets. She has held senior positions that include Chief Information Officer at F. Hoffmann-La Roche in Switzerland, and Technology Director at Barclaycard. Her international experience will strengthen the skills and expertise of the Board.

Jennifer will be joining the AVEVA Group plc as Non-Executive Director on 9^th July 2013.  There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

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Lynn Shepherd, Group Director of Communications, Oxford Instruments plc

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About Oxford Instruments plc

Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. It provides solutions needed to advance fundamental physics research and its transfer into commercial nanotechnology applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion. 

The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University over fifty years ago, Oxford Instruments is now a global company with over 1900 staff worldwide and is listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG).  Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors.

This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra high vacuum environments, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-ray, electron and optical based metrology, and advanced growth, deposition and etching.

Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products, expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment, security and health.  

 

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