Spectris PLC Spectris Appoints New Non-Executive Director (6030U)
January 19 2017 - 3:30AM
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Spectris PLC
19 January 2017
19 January 2017
SPECTRIS PLC
SPECTRIS APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
19 January 2017 - Spectris plc ('Spectris') (LSE: SXS), the
productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today
announces that Kjersti Wiklund has been appointed to the Board as
a
Non-executive Director with immediate effect.
Kjersti has held a series of senior global roles including
Director, Group Technology Operations at Vodafone; Chief Operating
Officer of VimpelCom Russia; Deputy Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Technology Officer of Kyivstar in Ukraine; Executive Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer of
Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia; and Executive Vice
President and Chief Information Officer at Telenor in Norway.
Kjersti is a non-executive director of Laird PLC and was
previously a non-executive director of both Cxense ASA and Fast
Search & Transfer ASA in Norway and Telescience Inc in the
USA.
Announcing the appointment, John Hughes, Chairman of Spectris
said: "I am delighted that Kjersti has agreed to join us. She will
bring significant knowledge of the international telecommunications
sector 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
Siobhán Andrews, Head
of Corporate Affairs +44 1784 470470
FTI Consulting
Richard Mountain / Susanne
Yule +44 203 727 1340
ABOUT SPECTRIS
Spectris plc is a leading supplier of productivity-enhancing
instrumentation and controls. The Company's products and
technologies help 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, United Kingdom, the Company employs around 8,800
people with offices in more than 30 countries. For more
information, visit www.spectris.com (http://www.spectris.com).
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