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21/12/2023 07:15

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RNS Number : 5345X  Hill & Smith PLC  21 December 2023

21 December 2023

 

Hill & Smith PLC

Board Appointment

 

Hill & Smith PLC ("Hill & Smith" or "the Group"), the international
provider of sustainable infrastructure products and services, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Carol Chesney as a non-executive Director with
effect from 1 January 2024.  Carol will also join the Nomination, Audit and
Remuneration Committees of the Board.  As previously communicated, Mark
Reckitt will retire from the Board at the AGM in May 2024, having joined the
Board in 2016.  Carol will take over from Mark as Chair of the Audit
Committee following the AGM.

 

A qualified chartered accountant and experienced PLC non-executive Director
and Audit Committee Chair, Carol has a very strong background in the
international engineering sector, both with Halma in executive roles and as a
former non-executive director of Renishaw, with more recent exposure to the
high technology, energy and infrastructure sectors. During her executive
career with over 23 years at Halma, Carol held a number of senior group
finance roles, and was latterly Company Secretary.

 

The appointment follows a comprehensive search process using an external
search firm, led by the Nomination Committee.

 

Tony Quinlan, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Nomination
Committee said:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Carol to the Board of Hill & Smith.  She
brings a wealth of relevant experience to the Board and Audit Committee, not
only in the geographies and sectors in which we operate, but also a deep
understanding of the business model and culture that are central to the
success of the Group".

 

There are no further matters required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13
of The Listing Rules.

 

List of directorships and former directorships:

Hunting PLC 22 April 2018 - present

IQE PLC: 13 May 2019 - present.

Renishaw PLC: 19 October 2012 - 31 December 2021.

 

ENDS

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Hill & Smith PLC

Tony Quinlan, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Nomination
Committee

Tel:  +44 (0)121 704 7434

 

MHP

Reg Hoare/Rachel Farrington/Catherine Chapman

Tel:  +44 (0)20 3128 8100

Email: hillandsmith@mhpgroup.com (mailto:hillandsmith@mhpgroup.com)

 

Notes to Editors

Hill & Smith PLC is a leading provider of sustainable infrastructure
products and services. The Group employs c.4,250 people worldwide with the
majority employed by its autonomous, agile, customer focussed operating
businesses based in the US, UK, Australia and India.  The Group head office
is in the UK and Hill & Smith PLC is quoted on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE: HILS.L).

 

The Group's operating businesses are organised into three main business
divisions:

 

Galvanizing Services: increasing the sustainability and maintenance free life
of steel products including structural steel work, lighting, bridges and other
products for industrial and infrastructure markets.

Engineered Solutions: supplying engineered steel and composite solutions for a
wide range of infrastructure markets including power generation and
distribution, marine, rail and housing.  The division also supplies
engineered pipe supports for the water, power and liquid natural gas markets
and seismic protection solutions.

Roads & Security: supplying products and services to support road and
highway infrastructure including temporary and permanent road safety barriers,
intelligent traffic solutions, street lighting columns and bridge parapets.
In addition, the division includes two businesses which are market leaders in
the provision of off-grid solar lighting and power solutions.  The security
portfolio includes hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, high security fencing
and automated gate solutions.

 

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