REG - Babcock Intnl Group - Director appointment

Babcock InternationalAnnouncement

20/04/2020 07:00

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Babcock International Group PLC
  
20 April 2020
  
 

20 April 2020
Babcock International Group PLC (Babcock or the Group) 
 
Director appointment
 
Babcock is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl-Peter Forster as a non-executive director.  He will join the Board with effect from 1 June 2020 and will become our senior independent director after the AGM (currently expected to be in July), when Sir David Omand will step down from the role.
Carl-Peter brings extensive manufacturing and international experience to the Board. In his executive career, he held senior leadership positions in some of the world's largest automotive manufacturers, including BMW, General Motors and Tata Motors (including Jaguar Land Rover). 
Currently, Carl-Peter is Chairman of Chemring Group PLC and the Senior Independent Director at IMI plc.  He was previously a non-executive director of Rexam PLC and Rolls-Royce plc.
At the same time, Babcock would like to announce the decision of John Davies, CEO, Land Sector, to step down as an Executive Director (effective 30 April) to simplify the membership of the Board.  He will continue to lead the Land Sector as CEO and remain a key member of the Group Executive Committee.
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For further information please contact:
 
Babcock International Group PLC                                
 
Simon McGough                                                           Kate Hill
Group Investor Relations                                                Group Director of Communications
Tel: +44 (0)7850 978 741                                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7355 5312

                                                                                    
FTI Consulting                                                             
Andrew Lorenz, Nick Hasell, Alex Le May
Tel: +44 (0)20 3727 1340


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