REG - Victrex PLC - Directorate change

VictrexAnnouncement

10/02/2026 09:00

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20260210:nRSJ4140Sa&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 4140S  Victrex PLC  10 February 2026

 

 

10 February 2026

Victrex plc

Directorate change

Victrex appoints Peter Kiernan and Maria Antoniou as non-executive directors

David Thomas to retire

Victrex plc is an innovative world leader in high performance polymer
solutions, delivering sustainable products which enable environmental and
societal benefit in multiple end-markets. The Group is pleased to announce
that Peter Kiernan and Maria Antoniou have been appointed as non-executive
directors of the Board.

Peter will join the Board effective from 1 March 2026. David Thomas,
non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee, will retire from the
Board on 1 July 2026, and Peter will succeed David as Chair of the Audit
Committee from that date. Maria will join the Board on 1 September 2026.

Commenting on the appointments:

Dr Vivienne Cox DBE, Chair of Victrex, said: "I am delighted to welcome Peter
and Maria to the Victrex Board.  They both bring a wealth of non-executive
and executive experience from relevant industries to support delivery of our
strategy, to help unlock Victrex's potential and ultimately to improve our
financial performance.

 

"Peter brings non-executive experience and deep financial expertise from his
long executive career in investment banking.  With strong financial acumen,
we look forward to Peter working with us as we execute our Profit Improvement
Plan to underpin financial performance.

 

"I am delighted that Maria will join us at a transitional time for Victrex.
She brings significant non-executive and executive experience from a range of
international industrial companies, all closely aligned to our end-markets. As
an accomplished HR leader, Maria's experience combines governance and cultural
oversight which will be invaluable to us as we adapt and change to help unlock
Victrex's potential over the coming years."

 

Career history:

 

Peter Kiernan

Peter Kiernan has significant experience in executive and non-executive
roles.  He had a 30 year career in investment banking with a focus on M&A
and general corporate finance advice, including senior roles at S.G.
Warburg/UBS, Goldman Sachs, Lazard and Hawkpoint Partners/Canaccord Genuity.
He started his career at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell where he qualified as a
Chartered Accountant.  He holds an MA in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) from
Cambridge University.

 

Peter has held several advisory and non-executive positions. He currently
holds senior advisory roles at Egon Zehnder and OMERS Private Equity
(Europe).  Prior non-executive roles include Tungsten Corporation, a public
company where he was Audit Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director,
Lifeways Group, a private equity owned business where he was Audit Committee
Chair and Chair, and Business LDN where he was Chair of the Finance
Committee.

Maria Antoniou

Maria Antoniou has extensive experience in both executive and non-executive
roles within UK plc Boards. She is currently Chief Human Resources Officer at
Morgan Advanced Materials plc and a non-executive director at FTSE 100 listed
Spirax Group plc. Until last year she was a non-executive director of NATS
(the National Air Traffic Service).

Maria has a strong background in international industrial businesses, having
worked in significant roles at Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and E.ON. Her
experience spans across various sectors, including automotive, energy, and
advanced materials, which gives her a comprehensive understanding of the
challenges and opportunities within industries aligned to Victrex's
end-markets.

There is no further information to be disclosed under UK Listing Rule
6.4.8R.

 

Enquiries:

Victrex plc:

Andrew Hanson, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
      +44 (0) 1253 898121

 
 
                            +44 (0) 7809 595831

 

 

 

About Victrex:

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high performance polymer solutions,
focused on the strategic markets of Automotive, Aerospace, Energy &
Industrial, Electronics and Medical. Every day, millions of people rely on
products or applications which contain our sustainable materials, from
smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.
With over 40 years' experience, we are moving beyond the polymer into
semi-finished and finished products which shape future performance for our
customers and our markets, enable environmental and societal benefit for our
customers and drive value for our shareholders. Find out more at
www.victrexplc.com (http://www.victrexplc.com)

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  BOAEAPAEFSLKEEA



            Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reserved