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15/03/2022 08:00

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RNS Number : 8059E  Elementis PLC  15 March 2022

 

 

 

 

15 March 2022

Elementis plc

Directorate Changes

Elementis plc (ELM.L) (the "Company"), global specialty chemicals company,
today announces the following changes to the Board of Directors:

 

Anne Hyland, Chair of the Audit Committee will retire from the Board at the
Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 26 April 2022, consequently Anne
will not be seeking re-election at the AGM.

 

Christine Soden will assume the role of Chair of the Audit Committee,
effective from the AGM and will remain as Designated Non-Executive Director
for workforce engagement. Christine is an existing member of the Audit
Committee and has been deemed by the Board to have significant, recent and
relevant financial experience with competence in accounting.

 

Dr. Geertrui (Trudy) Schoolenberg has been appointed as a Non-Executive
Director with immediate effect and will join the Audit, Nomination and
Remuneration Committees. Trudy will assume the role of Senior Independent
Director at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2022.

 

Trudy has over 30 years' experience of working in the chemicals, engineering
and high performance product sectors, including over 20 years with Royal Dutch
Shell where she led business strategy and growth plans for Shell Chemicals. As
well as strategy and growth experience, Dr Schoolenberg has strong
operational knowledge, gained both during her time at Shell and thereafter at
Akzo Nobel from 2013-2017 where she was Global Director SRD of Akzo Nobel
Decorative Paints.

 

Dr Schoolenberg is a non-executive director of Accsys Technologies plc (AIM
and Euronext listed), Supervisory board member of Avantium N.V.(Euronext
Amsterdam SmallCap Index) and SPIE SA (Euronext Paris). Trudy previously
served as non-executive director and senior independent director at
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (2012-2021), non-executive director and senior
independent director of Low and Bonar plc (2013-2020) and non-executive
director of not for profit, The Netherlands Petroleum Stockpiling Agency
(COVA) (2011-2021).

Dr Schoolenberg has a Ph.D in Technical Physics from the Delft University of
Technology (The Netherlands) and holds a master's degree in Industrial
Engineering.

 

Steve Good will remain as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and as a member
of the Nomination Committee following the Annual General Meeting.

 

At the conclusion of the AGM, the membership of the Board Committees will be:

 

·    Audit Committee: Christine Soden (Chair), Dorothee Deuring and Trudy
Schoolenberg

·    Remuneration Committee: Steve Good (Chair), Dorothee Deuring, John
O'Higgins and Trudy Schoolenberg

·    Nomination Committee: John O'Higgins (Chair), Dorothee Deuring, Steve
Good, Trudy Schoolenberg and Christine Soden

 

 

 

John O'Higgins, Chair of Elementis, said:

 

 "I am delighted that Trudy is joining the Elementis Board. Trudy's skills
and background demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the chemicals sector, global
markets, technical innovation and the ESG agenda. She has a strong
international perspective and is an experienced Board member with substantial
UK Plc experience.

 

We will greatly miss Anne's contribution and commitment to Elementis. Anne
leaves with the Board's best wishes and we wish her well for the future. "

The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring disclosure
pursuant to LR 9.6.13R (1) to (6) in respect of Trudy Schoolenberg's
appointment.

 

 

Laura Higgins

Group Company Secretary

020 7067 2999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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