Directorate Change

11 November 2015

Fenner PLC Appoints Non-Executive Director

Fenner PLC, a world leader in reinforced polymer technology, is pleased to announce that it will be appointing Geraint Anderson as a non-executive director with effect from the conclusion of the AGM on 13 January 2016; he will succeed Alan Wood who is retiring immediately after the AGM.

Geraint (56) is a non-executive director of Volex plc and currently also acting as its interim Chief Executive Officer (the interim position is anticipated to have come to an end before he takes up the non-executive director position with Fenner). Geraint is also a non-executive director of Premier Farnell plc having been appointed on 9 November 2015. Prior to becoming a non-executive director, Geraint had extensive executive experience in various international roles; he was the Group Chief Executive of TT Electronics plc from August 2008 to July 2014 and before that he was the Vice President and General Manager of the Worldwide Service Provider Organisation for Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Geraint has been a non-executive director at Volex plc since November 2013 and had been its Senior Independent Director and member of the committees of the Board before stepping into the interim Chief Executive Officer role.

Mark Abrahams, Chairman of Fenner, commenting on the appointment said "We are delighted that Geraint has accepted the non-executive director position and we look forward to him joining the Board in January. His strong international executive expertise and proven track record as a non-executive director will be a highly complementary fit to the Board's mix of skills and corporate experience. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Alan Wood for his excellent contribution to the Board over the last 6 years."

There are no disclosures required in respect of Geraint Anderson under paragraph 9.6.13 (2) - (6) of the Listing Rules. 

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