21st Jun 2007 07:00
Premier Farnell plc
21 June 2007
Board changes: Non Executive Director
Premier Farnell plc, the leading global marketer and distributor of electronic, maintenance, repair and operations products and services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis Millard as one of its non-executive directors, with effect from 1 September, 2007. Mr Millard is expected to make a valuable contribution to the Board of Premier Farnell plc and it is intended that he will become the Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee at around the time of the Company's 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Since 2006 Mr Millard has been a non-executive director of Smiths News plc and its Deputy Chairman. He is also a non-executive director of Debenhams plc, Xchanging plc and EAG Limited and was previously a non-executive director of Exel plc and ARC International plc.
Mr Millard is a chartered accountant and, from 1996 to 2005, he was Group Finance Director of Cookson Group plc, the international materials science group.
There is no other information in respect of Mr Millard that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
For further information, contact:
Sir Peter Gershon, Chairman Premier Farnell plc +44 (0) 7971 139 650
Andrew Lorenz /
Richard Mountain Financial Dynamics (UK) +44 (0) 20 7269 7291
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