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RNS Number : 0093G  Oxford Metrics PLC  04 November 2025

4 November 2025

 

Oxford Metrics plc
("Oxford Metrics", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Chair

 

Oxford Metrics plc (LSE: OMG), the sensing and software company, providing
solutions across life sciences, entertainment, engineering and smart
manufacturing, is pleased to announce that Gary Bullard has been appointed as
Non-Executive Chair of the Board with immediate effect, succeeding Roger Parry
CBE. To ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities Roger will remain as a
Non-Executive Director of the Company until the end of November 2025.

 

Gary is currently Non-Executive Chair of Gooch & Housego plc, a global
photonics and advanced materials company, and AFC Energy plc, a developer of
hydrogen fuel cells and ammonia crackers for zero-emission power generation,
both of which are listed on AIM. He was also a Non-Executive Director and
Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Spirent Communications plc until its
acquisition by Keysight Technologies Inc in October 2025.

 

Gary brings extensive non-executive experience to the role, having been a
director of Rotork plc from 2010 to 2019 and Chloride Group plc from 2005
until its acquisition by Emerson Electric in 2010.

 

Gary spent a large part of his career in global roles at IBM Corporation, and
has held senior executive positions at BT Group plc (as President of BT Global
Services and as UK Managing Director) and Logica plc (as UK CEO).

 

Roger Parry CBE, outgoing Non-Executive Chair of Oxford Metrics commented: "I
am pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Bullard as Non-Executive Chair
of Oxford Metrics. Gary brings an impressive executive and non-executive track
record across a range of global companies, and I wish him well in guiding
Oxford Metrics in its growth journey. I am proud of the progress the Company
has made during my tenure and grateful to colleagues and shareholders for
their support."

 

Commenting on his appointment, Gary Bullard said: "I am honoured to be
appointed as Non-Executive Chair of Oxford Metrics. The Group has a strong
heritage in innovation, a talented and ambitious team, leading technology and
a compelling vision for the future. The accelerating adoption of AI represents
a major opportunity for Oxford Metrics to leverage its unique data and
software capabilities to power the next generation of intelligent motion and
vision solutions. I look forward to working with the Board and alongside
Imogen and her executive team in taking the Group forward and through its next
stage of development."

 

Naomi Climer, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, commented: "Gary is a
highly experienced chair with deep knowledge of technology businesses and
international markets. His blend of board-level governance expertise and
operational leadership in major global companies will be invaluable as Oxford
Metrics continues to execute its growth strategy. I would like to thank Roger
on behalf of the Board for his leadership and exceptional contribution to
Oxford Metrics since his appointment in 2016. Roger has guided the Company
through an extraordinary period of growth and evolution, and it has been a
pleasure working closely with him."

 

In accordance with schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Gary Bruce
Bullard, aged 68, holds or has held in the past five years the following
directorships and partnerships:

 

 Current                  Past 5 years
 AFC Energy plc           New Model Identity Limited
 Gooch & Housego plc      Spirent Communications plc
                          Hyamtec Limited
                          Recycling Technologies Ltd
                          Recycling Technologies Group plc
                          Speedy Hydrogen Solutions Limited

 

Gary Bullard was appointed Director and Chairman of Recycling Technologies
Group Plc and Director of Recycling Technologies Ltd on 12 November 2021 and 9
May 2022 respectively. On 6 October 2022, both companies entered
administration. Gary Bullard ceased to be a director of both entities on 2
February 2023 and the entities were thereafter dissolved on 4 January 2024,
following liquidation. There were no funds paid to unsecured or secured
creditors.

 

At the date of this announcement, Mr Bullard holds 62,884 Ordinary Shares in
the Company.

 

Mr Bullard has confirmed that no other information is required to be disclosed
for the purposes of Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

  For further information, please contact:
 Oxford Metrics plc                                  +44 (0) 18 6526 1860

 Imogen O'Connor, CEO

Zoe Fox, CFO

 Panmure Liberum (Nomad & Broker)                    +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

 James Sinclair-Ford / Rupert Dearden / Gaya Bhatt

 Alma Strategic Communications                       +44 (0) 20 3405 0205

 Hilary Buchanan / Rebecca Sanders-Hewett            oxfordmetrics@almastrategic.com (mailto:oxfordmetrics@almastrategic.com)

David Ison / Kinvara Verdon

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation 2014/596/EU which is part of domestic UK law pursuant to the
Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310) (UK MAR). Upon
the publication of this announcement, this inside information (as defined
in UK MAR) is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on
behalf of the Company is Philip Abrahams, Company Secretary.

 

About Oxford Metrics

 

Oxford Metrics (LSE:OMG) is a smart sensing and measurement technology Group
that serves thousands of customers in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1984,
we started our journey in healthcare, expanded into entertainment, winning an
OSCAR® and an Emmy®, moved into engineering and more recently, smart
manufacturing. We have a strong track record of creating value by incubating,
growing and then augmenting through acquisition, unique technology businesses.

 

The Group trades through two divisions; in motion capture its market-leading
company Vicon Motion Systems provides motion measurement analysis to thousands
of customers worldwide in healthcare, entertainment and engineering markets.
In Smart Manufacturing, Industrial Vision Systems
(https://www.industrialvision.co.uk/)  is a specialist in machine vision
software and technology for high precision, automated quality control systems
trusted by blue-chip, smart manufacturing companies in medical devices,
pharmaceuticals and performance engineering. Sempre
(https://www.thesempregroup.com/)  is a measurement specialist solving
manufacturing challenges across aerospace, automotive, medical device, and
precision engineering markets.

 

The Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in the United Kingdom,
Ireland, United States and Germany.

 

For more information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com
(http://www.oxfordmetrics.com/) .

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