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RNS Number : 2726L  Gooch & Housego PLC  12 December 2025

     12 December 2025

 

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical
components & systems, announces the appointment of James Corte, an
experienced finance executive with a track record in the defence, industrial
and telecoms sectors, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director.

 

From 2015 to 2023, James held senior finance roles at Meggitt, the former
FTSE-100 aerospace and defence company, where he became a divisional CFO with
financial responsibility for manufacturing sites in the UK, Europe, the US and
Asia. He also worked closely with the company's investor relations team.

 

James joins Gooch & Housego from the privately held Czech energy group
EPH, where he became CFO of its UK subsidiary EP UK Investments Ltd in 2023.
In this role, he leads the finance function of a diverse group of energy
assets across the UK and Ireland with a turnover of approximately £2 billion.

 

James qualified as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving
into industry in 2003. Much of his early career was in the telecoms sector,
working at Vodafone Group for nine years and also at Arqiva Limited.

 

His starting date at the Company, which will be during the first half of
CY2026, will be confirmed in due course.

 

Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer of Gooch & Housego, said:

"Following a thorough search process, I am delighted to announce the
appointment of James Corte as permanent Chief Financial Officer. His breadth
of experience in the industrial and defence sectors, including the oversight
of international operations, and his track record of operational improvement,
will be of great value to the Company as we continue to pursue our strategic
objectives."

 

Regulatory Disclosures

In accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies,
James Roger Corte, age 49 years, has held the following directorships in the
past five years:

 

 Current Directorships:  Directorships held in the past five years:
 EP Eggborough Limited   Chestnut Accounting Services Ltd

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer                  Gooch & Housego PLC      +44 (0) 1460 256440

 Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist              Burson Buchanan          +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 G&H@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:G&H@buchanan.uk.com)

 Christopher Baird / David Anderson                         Investec Bank plc        +44 (0) 20 7597 5970

 

 

Notes to editors

 

Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in
Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader
in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures
advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in
the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research
sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is
offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

 

 

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