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RNS Number : 4496S  Smiths Group PLC  07 January 2025

7 January 2025

SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths")

 

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

 

The Board of Smiths is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Pryce as
an independent Non-executive Director, with effect from 1 February 2025. On
joining the Board, Simon will become a member of the Audit & Risk
Committee. Biographic details are set out below.

 

Smiths Group's Chairman, Steve Williams said: "I am delighted that Simon has
agreed to join the Board. Simon is a highly experienced business leader of
customer focused, global, industrial manufacturing and service businesses,
with a strong track record of value creation. He has held several Chief
Executive Officer positions at listed companies with experience that is
directly relevant to Smiths Group's key end markets, customers and supply
chains. His experience will enhance the Board's discussions as we look to
accelerate our growth strategy."

 

Biographic information:

Simon Pryce is the Chief Executive of RS Group plc ("RS Group"), a FTSE
listed, digitally enabled, global distributor of product and service solutions
for process industry maintenance, repair and operation's needs. He was
appointed to the role in April 2023. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive of
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc between 2018 and 2022 and Chief Executive of
BBA Aviation plc between 2007 and 2018. He was a non-executive Director of RS
Group from 2016 and Remuneration Committee Chairman from 2020 until his
appointment as CEO. Simon is a chartered accountant by training and prior to
2007 had a background in banking, finance and operational leadership in global
engineering businesses.

 

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 6.4.6.

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

 

Enquiries:

 

 Investor enquiries                                               Media enquiries

 Siobhán Andrews                                                  Tom Steiner

 +44 (0)7920 230093                                               +44 (0) 7787 415891

 siobhan.andrews@smiths.com (mailto:siobhan.andrews@smiths.com)   tom.steiner@smiths.com (mailto:smiths@fticonsulting.com)

 Ana Pita da Veiga                                                Company Secretary

 +44 (0)7386 689442                                               Matthew Whyte

 ana.pitadaveiga@smiths.com (mailto:ana.pitadaveiga@smiths.com)   +44 (0) 7775 982879

                                                                  matthew.whyte@smiths.com (mailto:matthew.whyte@smiths.com)

 

About Smiths Group

For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering a
better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer,
more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global
markets: energy, safety & security, aerospace & defence, and general
industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.15,000
colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.

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