Victrex says CEO Hummel to retire after 24 years in role
19/04/2017 09:30
April 19 (Reuters) - Polymer maker Victrex Plc VCTX.L said
on Wednesday Chief Executive David Hummel would retire from the
company after 24 years at the helm and named Jakob Sigurdsson as
his successor.
Sigurdsson, former CEO of polymer maker Promens, will join
the company on Sept. 1 as chief executive-designate. He is
currently chief executive of VIS Insurance Ltd VISS.IC , the
largest Icelandic insurance and re-insurance company, Victrex
said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nRSS6907Ca
Hummel will step down as CEO on Sept. 30, but will remain on
the board as an executive director and retire on March 31, 2018,
the company said.
(Reporting by Sanjeeban Sarkar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Gopakumar Warrier)
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