Filtronic PLC Appointment of new CEO (0567V)
August 04 2020 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMFTC
RNS Number : 0567V
Filtronic PLC
04 August 2020
4 August 2020
Filtronic plc
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer ('CEO')
Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC), the designer and manufacturer of
products for the critical communications, wireless telecoms and
defence & aerospace markets, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Richard Gibbs as CEO. Richard's formal start date
with the Company will be 1 September 2020.
Richard is an experienced director who has led a number of
business operations supplying semiconductor, RF and electronics
subsystems to the telecoms, aerospace, defence, medical and oil
& gas markets. Richard joins us from Micross Components Ltd, a
PE owned company, where he has been Managing Director since 2016.
Prior to his time at Micross, Richard spent nine years at E2V
Technologies, where he was Group Sales & marketing Director and
President of the RF Product and Hi-Reliability Semiconductors
Divisions, and 20 years with Honeywell, of which 10 years were
spent managing overseas operations.
Reg Gott, Chairman, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Richard to the Company. He brings a
wealth of relevant experience, technology and sector credentials to
Filtronic and this combined with his strong track record of
business growth & development position him well to provide the
leadership required to deliver the next phase of our strategy."
Richard Gibbs said:
"Filtronic has an unrivalled reputation as a provider of
state-of-the-art RF products and innovative telecom solutions and I
am delighted to have the chance to join them for the next stage in
their development. I very much look forward to building on the
established technology platforms and deep engineering knowledge to
expand the current customer base and reach new and adjacent
markets."
Enquiries:
Filtronic plc Tel. 0113 220 0000 or investor.relations@filtronic.com
Reg Gott (Executive Chairman)
Michael Tyerman (Chief Financial Officer)
finnCap Ltd Tel. 020 7220 0500
Jonny Franklin-Adams / Hannah Boros / Kate Washington (Corporate Finance)
Alice Lane / Sunila de Silva (ECM)
Walbrook PR Limited Tel. 020 7933 8780 or filtronic@walbrookpr.com
Paul Vann Mob. 07768 807631
Notes:
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
Additional Information
The following disclosers are made in accordance with the AIM
Rules for Companies. Other than this information, there is no
further information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of
Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Full Name Richard William Gibbs
Age 61
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Current beneficial shareholding None
in the Group
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Current Directorships Former Directorships (previous
five years)
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G2 Technologies LTD Micross Components Limited
Micross Components Holdings LTD
Micross UK Solutions Limited
Eltek Semi-Conductors Limited
Tru-Form Limited
Die Technology Limited
Mintech Semiconductors Limited
TS2 Micro Limited
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