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RNS Number : 0242X  Smiths Group PLC  28 August 2025

28 August 2025

 

SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths")

 

DIRECTOR CHANGES AND CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Further to recent Board appointments, as part of its orderly succession
planning, and with Smiths progressing its strategic actions to become a more
focused Smiths, the Board of Smiths announces a number of changes to the
composition of the Board and its Committees.

 

Mark Seligman, Noel Tata and Karin Hoeing will retire from the Board at the
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') scheduled to be held on 19
November 2025.

 

Upon Mark Seligman's retirement, Dame Ann Dowling will be appointed as Smiths
Senior Independent Director and she will join the Nomination & Governance
Committee.

 

In anticipation of Karin Hoeing's retirement, Alister Cowan will join the
Remuneration & People Committee with immediate effect and will succeed
Karin Hoeing as Chair of that Committee and as the Board's workforce
engagement lead at the conclusion of the AGM.  At that time Alister will also
join the Nomination & Governance Committee.

 

Pam Cheng will join the Audit & Risk Committee at the conclusion of the
AGM.

 

Steve Williams, Chairman of Smiths, said: "On behalf of the Board, I would
like to thank Mark, Noel and Karin for their significant contribution to
Smiths. They have each been instrumental in shaping and developing our current
value creation strategy. We wish them all the best for the future.

 

"These changes to the Board reflect our work to make Smiths more focused. We
have a strong, engaged Board with the skills and attributes needed to guide us
on the next phase of our growth strategy."

 

Further to a review led by the Nomination & Governance Committee, the
Board has also agreed certain changes to the Board's governance framework.
The Innovation, Sustainability & Excellence Committee will be retired, and
in recognition of the strategic importance of its responsibilities, these will
be assumed by the Board or one of the other Committees of the Board as
appropriate.  This will take effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM.

 

Therefore, from 19 November 2025 the Committee structure and memberships will
be as follows:

 

 Audit & Risk Committee      Nomination & Governance Committee      Remuneration & People Committee      Separation Oversight Committee
 Richard Howes (Chair)       Steve Williams (Chair)                 Alister Cowan (Chair)                Steve Williams (Chair)
 Pam Cheng                   Alister Cowan                          Pam Cheng                            Alister Cowan
 Alister Cowan               Dame Ann Dowling                       Dame Ann Dowling                     Richard Howes
 Simon Pryce                 Richard Howes                          Steve Williams                       Simon Pryce

 

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:
 Siobhan Andrews, Smiths Group                                       Tom Steiner, Smiths Group

 +44 (0)7920 230093                                                  +44 (0)7787 415 891

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

 Ana Pita da Veiga, Smiths Group                                     Alex Le May, FTI Consulting

 +44 (0)7386 689442                                                  +44 (0)7702 443312

 ana.pitadaveiga@smiths.com (mailto:ana.pitadaveiga@smiths.com)      smiths@fticonsulting.com (mailto:smiths@fticonsulting.com)

 

Company Secretary:

Matthew Whyte, Smiths Group

+44 (0) 7775 982 879

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

 

About Smiths Group

 

For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving our
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, Safety & Security and
Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than
15,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit
www.smiths.com.

 

 

 

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