5th Apr 2005 07:02
Oxford Instruments PLC05 April 2005 Tuesday 5th April 2005 Oxford Instruments' appoints a new Chief Executive Oxford Instruments plc ("Oxford Instruments", the "Company"), the advancedinstrumentation company, announces today the appointment of Jonathan Flint as adirector of the Company and its Chief Executive with effect from 5th April 2005. Mr Flint, 44, is an experienced Managing Director with an established career inthe technology sector, spanning communications, instrumentation and satellitetechnology. He has specific expertise in leading high-tech businesses withhighly demanding delivery schedules into sensitive markets. Commercialisation oftechnically orientated products is one of his key skills. Most recently Mr Flint was Managing Director, UK, of Vislink plc, a companywhich designs and manufactures microwave electronics and antenna instrumentationfor the broadcast and telecoms markets. Prior to Vislink, Jonathan spent a majorpart of his career with BAe Systems where he was Managing Director of the SensorSystems Division, a business based in Edinburgh with a turnover of £500 million,which manufactures instrumentation for the Defence Industry. Jonathan has alsoheld other senior management positions within BAe Systems, GEC Marconi and MatraSpace Systems. Mr Flint holds a degree in Physics from Imperial College London and an MBA fromSouthampton University with a specialisation in Strategic Management. There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 2.F.2(b) to (g) ofthe Listing Rules. Nigel Keen, Chairman of Oxford Instruments, said: "Jonathan Flint brings all the attributes we are seeking for the role of ChiefExecutive and we are delighted to welcome him to Oxford Instruments. He has anengineering and sales background with extensive experience in leading hightechnology industries as well as having had broad customer interaction at seniorlevels. His experience in commercialisation of technically orientated projects,and in reducing time to market for new products, will help us deliver enhancedreturns to our shareholders from the world leading technologies, which we havedeveloped within our Company." Commenting on his appointment, Jonathan Flint said: "Oxford Instruments boastsworld class technologies in advanced instrumentation. The Group has beengreatly simplified with the recent sale of the Medical division, allowing us tofocus resources on our core competencies in X-ray technology, nanotechnology,superconductivity and the provision of low temperature environments. My priority is to accelerate the pace of growth across our businesses byenhancing the way we apply these market-leading technologies to solve problemsfor our customers. No other company can lay claim to comparable skills and I amexcited about the opportunities to unlock the Group's tremendous growthpotential." Oxford Instruments is issuing two further announcements today: the tradingupdate for year ended 31st March 2005 and the acquisition of HKL Technologies A/S. Enquiries: Oxford Instruments plc 01865 881437Nigel Keen, ChairmanJonathan Flint, Chief ExecutiveMartin Lamaison, Financial Director Hogarth Partnership Limited 020 7357 9477Rachel HirstAndrew JaquesEdward Westropp Notes to Editors Oxford Instruments plc Oxford Instruments is a worldwide leader in advanced instrumentation. It is arecognised leader in several high technologies, including the application ofsuperconductivity, the creation of low temperatures, and the production anddetection of X-rays. The Company's products are used around the world inscientific research, industrial chemical analysis and quality control, andsemiconductor processing. Its customers include most of the world's majorinternational companies, as well as leading research institutes anduniversities. Born out of Oxford University, with over 40 years of continuous productdevelopment, Oxford Instruments comprises of two business groups: Analytical andSuperconductivity. The combined strengths of both groups mean that OxfordInstruments is well positioned to take advantage of exciting and innovativeopportunities in existing and new markets. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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