The Board of Renishaw plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Kath Durrant as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2015.
Kath Durrant was until recently the Group HR Director at Rolls-Royce plc and a member of the Executive team. She has significant prior experience with AstraZeneca plc and GlaxoSmithKline plc. Kath currently sits as an Advisory Board member for the Lancaster University Management School.
Kath will also become a member of Renishaw plc's Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.
There is no information to be disclosed for the purposes of Listing Rule 9.6.13. Kath Durrant does not currently hold any shares in the Company.
Commenting on the changes to the Board, Sir David McMurtry CBE RDI FRS FREng CEng FIMechE, Chairman and Chief Executive said:
"I am delighted to welcome Kath to the Board. With her extensive experience as a senior HR executive in the healthcare and engineering industries, Kath will be a valuable addition to the Company's resources at board level"
4 September 2014
Renishaw plc
Registered number: 01106260
Registered office: New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8JR
For further details contact:
Norma Tang
Company Secretary
Tel: 01453 524524