24th Apr 2007 09:30
Smiths Group PLC24 April 2007 Smiths appoints new non-executive director 24/04/2007 Smiths Group plc announces the appointment of Peter Loescher as a non-executivedirector with effect from 1 June 2007. Peter Loescher is President, Global Human Health, Merck & Company Inc. AnAustrian based in the USA, Peter is a veteran of the healthcare industry havingbeen President and CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences (and a member of the GECorporate Executive Council), and before that Chief Operating Officer ofAmersham plc, prior to his appointment at Merck in May 2006. Before joining Amersham in 2002, he spent more than 16 years with Aventis andHoechst, based in the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Spain. He is an MBA graduate ofthe Vienna University School of Economics and also studied at the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong and Harvard Business School. Donald Brydon, Chairman, Smiths Group plc said: "I am delighted that Peter hasagreed to join the Board of Smiths. He brings a strong track record in thehealthcare industry and a deep understanding of the global business environmentin which Smiths operates." Other than his previous appointment as a director of Amersham plc when it was apublicly-quoted company, there is no information concerning Peter Loescher whichrequires disclosure under Rule LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Authority ListingRules. Smiths GroupSmiths is a global technology company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advancedtechnologies. Its products and services make the world safer, healthier andmore productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medicaland Specialty Engineering. It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 majorfacilities in 50 countries. On 15 January 2007 Smiths Group announced the saleof Smiths Aerospace to GE which remains subject to regulatory approval. For moreinformation visit www.smiths.com Investor Relations MediaRussell Plumley Chris Fox+44 (0)20 8457 8203 +44 (0)20 8457 8403 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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