18th Jan 2005 15:29
Premier Farnell plc 18 January 2005 Sir Peter Gershon CBE to succeed Sir Malcolm Bates as Chairman Premier Farnell plc announces that Sir Peter Gershon, non-executive Directorand Deputy Chairman, will succeed Sir Malcolm Bates as non-executive Chairmanof the Company with effect from 1 March 2005, when Sir Malcolm will retire fromthe Board.Sir Peter joined the Board of Premier Farnell plc in June 2004 as anon-executive Director and Deputy Chairman.He was previously the first Chief Executive of the Office of GovernmentCommerce from April 2000 to March 2004, and leader of a major review of UKPublic Sector Efficiency between August 2003 and July 2004. Prior to his workin the public sector, Sir Peter was Managing Director of Marconi ElectronicSystems and a member of the GEC plc Board from 1994 to 1999 and became a ChiefOperating Officer of BAE SYSTEMS plc, following the acquisition of MarconiElectronic Systems by British Aerospace in 1999.Sir Peter is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Symbian Limited, anon-executive director of HM Treasury, Head of an independent review ofMinisterial and Royal Air Travel, a Member of the Advisory Board of the UKDefence Academy, a Member of the Court and Council of Imperial College and aMember of Council of the Royal Academy of Engineering.The Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank Sir Malcolm for hisgreatly-valued guidance and counsel over the 8 years that he has been Chairmanof Premier Farnell and wishes him a long and happy retirement. - ENDS - Enquiries:James Garthwaite, Group Director, Premier Farnell plc +44 (0) 20 7851 Communications 4100 Andrew Lorenz / Richard Mountain Financial Dynamics (UK) +44 (0) 20 7269 7291 ENDRelated Shares:
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