Board Appointment

RNS Number : 0571C

Spectris PLC

12 March 2014

 



Spectris plc

Spectris appoints new Non-Executive Director

12 March 2014 - Spectris plc (SXS: LSE), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that Lisa A. Davis will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director immediately following the  Annual General Meeting on 25th April 2014.

Lisa is currently Executive Vice President Strategy, Portfolio and Alternate Energy at Shell International Petroleum Company.  Lisa has worked within the Oil Industry over the last 28 years in a wide range of roles including upstream production, refining operations, supply, and sales and marketing. She graduated in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley.

Announcing the appointment, John Hughes, Chairman of Spectris said: "I am delighted that Lisa has agreed to join us. She will bring significant knowledge of the oil and gas industry and process plant operations to our discussions and her skills will be a valuable addition to our Board."

There are no further details to be disclosed in respect of Listing Rule 9.6.13.

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Contacts:

Spectris plc
John O'Higgins, Chief Executive	[phone]
Clive Watson, Group Finance Director	[phone]
Cléa Rosenfeld, Head of Corporate Affairs	[phone]
FTI Consulting
Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule	[phone]

About Spectris

Spectris plc is a leading supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls. The company's products, technologies and services enable customers to improve product quality and performance, improve core manufacturing processes, reduce downtime and wastage and reduce time to market. Its global customer base spans a diverse range of end user markets. Spectris operates across four business segments which reflect the applications and industries it serves: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, England, the company employs approximately 7,400 people located in more than 30 countries.

For more information, visit www.spectris.com

 

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