Directorate Change

RNS Number : 0365B

Senior PLC

27 March 2013

 



Director Appointment

Senior plc ("Senior" or "the Group") is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Harding as Group Finance Director with effect from 2 September 2013.  He succeeds Simon Nicholls who, as previously announced, will be leaving at the end of April 2013 to take up the Chief Financial Officer role with Cobham plc.

Derek, age 40, joins Senior from Wolseley plc ("Wolseley"), where he has worked for 11 years, most recently as Finance Director of Wolseley UK, a £1.7bn revenue business.  Prior to this, Derek undertook a number of Group roles including Director of Group Strategy & Investor Relations and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions.  Wolseley is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors.  Derek is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998 following which he fulfilled audit and transaction services roles in the UK and USA before joining Wolseley in 2002.

Senior's Chairman, Charles Berry, said "I am very pleased to welcome Derek Harding to Senior.  His personality, broad financial and operational experience, and extensive international exposure, make him a great addition to the Group."

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

 

END

 

 

BOAPGUBUWUPWGCM