7th Dec 2007 14:55
Morgan Crucible Co PLC07 December 2007 THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC ("MORGAN CRUCIBLE") ANNOUNCES DIRECTORATE CHANGES Morgan Crucible is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Given as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Joe MacHale, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, willbe resigning as a Director of the Company after the AGM in April 2008. At thatpoint, Mr Given will become Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr Given is currently senior Non-Executive Director and Chair of the AuditCommittee at VT Group plc and was recently the Senior Independent Director andChair of the Audit Committee of Spectris plc, and was also a Non- Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Spirent plc. He has had extensiveexperience within the manufacturing and technology sectors, having been DeputyChief Executive of Logica plc and held senior management positions in Plessey and Nortel Networks. Tim Stevenson, Chairman, commented: "The Board will much miss Joe's wise counsel. I have been especially fortunateto have had him as the Company's Senior Independent Director during my firstyear as Chairman. We are very pleased that Andrew will be joining us in Joe's stead. I am confident that his blend of skill and experience will enable him tomake a strong contribution to the Board". The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring disclosure inrelation to listing rule 9.6.13. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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