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RNS Number : 3946H  Vesuvius plc  06 April 2022

6 April 2022

 

Vesuvius plc

BOARD APPOINTMENT

Mr Carl-Peter Forster to be appointed as non-executive Director

and Chairman Designate

 

Vesuvius plc, 'Vesuvius', a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and
technology, is pleased to announce that Mr Carl-Peter Forster is to join the
Board of Vesuvius as a non-executive Director and Chairman designate.

 

Carl-Peter has spent the majority of his career holding senior leadership
positions in some of the world's largest automotive manufacturers, including
BMW, General Motors and Tata Motors (including Jaguar Land Rover). Since he
stepped down from Tata Motors in 2011, he has served as a director on a wide
variety of public and private company boards, including IMI plc from
2012-2021, Rexam plc from 2014-2016 and Geely Automotive Holdings, Hong Kong,
as well as Volvo Cars Group from 2013-2019.

 

Carl-Peter Forster is currently the Chairman of Chemring Group plc, the global
supplier of technology to the aerospace, defence and security markets, and
Chair of the Shareholder Committee of Hella KGaA, the German automotive
supplier. He is also Senior Independent Director at Babcock International
Group plc.

 

In addition to his public company commitments, Carl-Peter currently holds
directorships with a number of smaller companies, namely Energy Transition
Partners B.V., Envisics Ltd, Gordon Murray Design Ltd (and associated
subsidiaries), the advisory board of Kinexon GmbH, LeddarTech Inc, The
Mobility House AG and Lead Equities Fund Management GmbH (and associated
companies). He also holds an advisory role with Geely Group.

 

In advance of joining the Vesuvius Board, Carl-Peter will step down from his
Chairmanship of Hella KGaA and a number of board positions in smaller non-UK
based companies. He will also terminate his advisory role at Geely. He will
continue as Chairman of Chemring Group plc and as Senior Independent Director
at Babcock International Group plc. He will join the Board of Vesuvius on 1
November 2022 and will assume the position of Chairman with effect from 1
December 2022.

 

Carl-Peter will succeed John McDonough, CBE as Vesuvius' Chairman. John joined
Vesuvius' Board as Chairman in 2012, immediately prior to the demerger of
Cookson Group plc. John will step down from the Board on the appointment of
Carl-Peter as Chairman on 1 December 2022.

 

Douglas Hurt, Senior Independent Director of Vesuvius, who led the search on
behalf of the Nomination Committee, said:

"We are delighted that Carl-Peter Forster has agreed to join Vesuvius as our
Chairman. His breadth of corporate experience, in both an executive and
non-executive capacity, will be of great value to the Board and to the
Company. I would also like to express my sincere thanks, and those of everyone
on the Board and within Vesuvius, to John McDonough.  John has served as
Chairman with great distinction over the past nine years during which Vesuvius
has flourished as a stand-alone business, and he leaves the Company in great
shape for the future."

 

Carl-Peter Forster said:

"I am delighted to have been asked to chair Vesuvius' Board. It is a Company
with high quality businesses, strong technology and deep penetration in its
chosen markets. The business has clearly benefitted from strong leadership in
its time as an independent Company. I greatly look forward to working with
Patrick André and his executive team, and with the rest of the Board."

 

John McDonough, CBE said:

"It has been a great privilege to have been Chairman of Vesuvius over the past
nine years. Since demerger the Company has developed as a flexible and
responsive business focused on safety, technology, customers, and operational
efficiency. I am proud to have led the Board on this journey and I am
confident that, under Carl-Peter Forster's chairmanship, Vesuvius will
continue to go from strength to strength."

 

No other disclosure obligations arise under paragraphs (1) to (6) of LR 9.6.13
R of the FCA's Listing Rules in respect of this appointment.

 

 

 For further information, please contact:
 Shareholder/analyst enquiries:
 Vesuvius plc                    Patrick André, Chief Executive       +44 (0) 20 7822 0000

Guy Young, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0) 20 7822 0000

                                 Henry Knowles, Company Secretary     +44 (0) 207 822 0064

 Media enquiries:
 MHP Communications              Andrew Jaques/ Peter Lambie          +44 (0) 203 128 8100

 

 

About Vesuvius plc

 

Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology
principally serving process industries operating in challenging high
temperature conditions.

 

We develop innovative and customised solutions, often used in extremely
demanding industrial environments, which enable our customers to make their
manufacturing processes safer, more efficient and more sustainable.  These
include flow control solutions, advanced refractories and other consumable
products and increasingly, related technical services including data capture.

 

We have a worldwide presence. We serve our customers through a network of
cost-efficient manufacturing plants located close to their own facilities, and
embed our industry experts within their operations, who are all supported by
our global technology centres.

 

Our core competitive strengths are our market and technology leadership,
strong customer relationships, well established presence in developing markets
and our global reach, all of which facilitate the expansion of our addressable
markets.

 

Our ultimate goal is to create value for our customers, and to deliver
sustainable, profitable growth for our shareholders giving a superior return
on their investment whilst providing each of our employees with a safe
workplace where they are recognised, developed and properly rewarded.

 

We think beyond today to create solutions that will shape the future for
everyone.

 

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements which may
include reference to one or more of the following: the Group's financial
condition, results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans,
business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, budgets, capital and
other expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities for existing
products, plans and objectives of management and other matters.

 

Statements in this announcement that are not historical facts are hereby
identified as "forward-looking statements". Such forward looking statements,
including, without limitation, those relating to the future business
prospects, revenue, working capital, liquidity, capital needs, interest costs
and income, in each case relating to Vesuvius, wherever they occur in this
announcement, are necessarily based on assumptions reflecting the views of
Vesuvius and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking
statements. Such forward looking statements should, therefore, be considered
in light of various important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the
forward-looking statements. These include without limitation: economic and
business cycles; the terms and conditions of Vesuvius' financing arrangements;
foreign currency rate fluctuations; competition in Vesuvius' principal
markets; acquisitions or disposals of businesses or assets; and trends in
Vesuvius' principal industries.

 

The foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. When considering
forward looking statements, careful consideration should be given to the
foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events, as well as factors
described in documents the Company files with the UK regulator from time to
time including its annual reports and accounts.

 

You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements which
speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except as required by the
Rules of the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange and applicable
law, Vesuvius undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
the forward-looking events discussed in this announcement might not occur.

 

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com (http://www.vesuvius.com)

 

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