REG - Dialight PLC - Directorate Changes

DialightAnnouncement

07/06/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 8737B  Dialight PLC  07 June 2023

 

Dialight plc

("Dialight" or the "Group")

 

Directorate changes

 

Dialight plc (LSE: DIA.L), the global leader in LED lighting for heavy
industrial applications, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen
Blair as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 7 June
2023.  On appointment Steve will become a member of the Audit, Nominations
and Remuneration Committees, and will also assume the roles of Remuneration
Committee chair and senior independent director.

 

Steve is a qualified electronic engineer with considerable experience in
international business development - with particular focus on North American
markets.  He held senior roles at Invensys Process Systems as President of
IPS's North American operations and as chief operating officer of Spectris
plc's instrumentation and industrial controls divisions.  Steve was CEO of
e2v Plc, steering the group through a complex organisational transformation
through to its acquisition by Teledyne Inc in 2017.  Steve was then CEO of
The Ordnance Survey until retirement in 2021.  Steve has also held a
non-executive director role at Oxford Instruments plc where he was the senior
independent director and a member of the audit, nominations and remuneration
committees prior to stepping down in September 2021.

 

Gaelle Hotellier and Gotthard Haug have notified Dialight that, after seven
years and three years of service respectively, they have decided to step down
from the Board with effect from 30 June 2023.  Gaelle has served as a
director since 3 October 2016 and will hand over the senior independent
director and Remuneration Committee roles to Steve Blair.  Gotthard has been
a director since 1 April 2020.

 

Neil Johnson, non-executive Chairman, commented:

 

"I am delighted that Steve is joining the board of Dialight.  He brings with
him extensive experience of electronic engineering and manufacturing sector in
the UK, North America and globally.  I am confident that he will considerably
strengthen the non-executive team at Dialight with his substantial C-level
experience of transformational change achieved through operational excellence,
accelerated organic growth and targeted M&A."

"On behalf of the Board, I would also like to thank Gaelle and Gotthard for
their very considerable contributions to the Board and the Group as a whole
over their respective terms of service, and we wish them all the very best for
the future."

 

Stephen Blair, commented:

 

"I am delighted to be joining Dialight at an exciting time for the Group.  It
is clear to me that there is substantial potential in Dialight, and I am
looking forward to working with Neil, Fariyal and the rest of the board of
directors and the wider executive team to drive growth and shareholder value
in the business."

 

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing
Rule 9.6.13R.

 

Contacts:

Dialight plc

Tel: +44 (0)203 058 3542

Fariyal Khanbabi - Group Chief Executive

Richard Allan - General Counsel & Company Secretary

 

About Dialight:

Dialight (LSE: DIA.L) is a global leader in sustainable LED lighting
for industrial applications. Dialight's LED products are providing the next
generation of lighting solutions that deliver reduced energy consumption and
create a safer working environment. Our products are specifically designed to
provide superior operational performance, reliability, and durability,
reducing energy consumption and ongoing maintenance, and achieving a rapid
return on investment.  The company is headquartered in the UK with operations
in Australia, Dubai, the EU, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, and the
USA.  www.dialight.com (http://www.dialight.com/) .

 

 

 

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