REG - Smiths Group PLC - Director Change of Responsibilities

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27/07/2023 07:15

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RNS Number : 3137H  Smiths Group PLC  27 July 2023

27 July 2023

 

SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths Group")

DIRECTOR CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Further to Sir George Buckley's retirement from the Board at the conclusion of
the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") scheduled for 16 November 2023, and the
appointment of Steve Williams as Chair, as part of its orderly Director
succession planning, Smiths Group today announces that Bill Seeger will stand
for re-election at the 2023 AGM but will retire from the Smiths Group Board in
May 2024. As the Group's Senior Independent Director, his re-election will
facilitate continuity and support the Chair transition process. Upon Bill
Seeger's retirement Mark Seligman will take over as the Senior Independent
Director.

 

In preparation for Bill Seeger's retirement, a number of other changes will
also take effect at the conclusion of the 2023 AGM:

 

·    Karin Hoeing will take over as Chair of the Remuneration & People
Committee and lead workforce engagement director;

·    Mark Seligman will take over as Chair of the Finance Committee; and

·    Richard Howes will take over as Chair of the Audit & Risk
Committee and will become a member of the Finance Committee.

 

Bill Seeger will continue as a member of the Remuneration & People and
Finance Committees until his retirement and Mark Seligman will continue as a
member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

 

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR
9.6.11(3).

 

Enquiries:

 

Matthew Whyte

Group Company Secretary

+44 (0) 20 7004 1600

+44 (0) 7775 982 879

Matthew.whyte@smiths.com

 

Stephanie Heathers

Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0) 7584 113 633

Stephanie.heathers@smiths.com (mailto:Stephanie.heathers@smiths.com)

 

Tom Steiner

Head of External Communications

+44 (0) 7787 415 891

tom.steiner@smiths.com

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

 

About Smiths Group

For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the
world through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every year, to
help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four
major global markets:  Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and
Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.14,600
colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.

 

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