Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 5673F

Avingtrans PLC

22 February 2018

 

22 February 2018 

Avingtrans Plc

("Avingtrans" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Avingtrans (AIM: AVG), which designs, manufactures and supplies critical components, modules, systems and associated services to the energy, medical and industrial sectors, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Clarke as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. 

John Clarke served as both the Chief Executive Officer and Accounting Officer to Parliament of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ("NDA") from 2012 to 2017, responsible for managing the decommissioning and operational activities across 19 nuclear sites across the UK. John's previous roles at the NDA also included Executive Director, Business Planning (2010-2012) and Commercial Director (2008-2010). Before joining the NDA, John was Managing Director of the International Nuclear Services (2007-2008) and spent 23 years at Sellafield, where he held a number of senior roles including Site Head of Environment, Health, Safety and Quality (1991-2004) and Director of Production from 2004 until his departure in 2007.

John Clarke also holds a number of public and private sector advisory roles and directorships including Director of the Rail Safety Standards Board and a member of a committee advising on assurance and scrutiny for the UK's nuclear capability.

 Roger McDowell, Chairman of Avingtrans Plc, said: "The Board is very pleased that John has agreed to join Avingtrans Plc's as a Non-Executive Director. He has considerable experience across the public and private sectors, especially in Nuclear decommissioning, and someone of his calibre will provide significant industry knowledge and support to Avingtrans' current operations."

Austin Adams, Managing Director of Metalcraft, the key nuclear decommissioning based subsidiary of Avingtrans Plc, added: "John's substantial experience in the sector will be a great asset for the Group and is a clear indication of Avingtrans' strategy within the nuclear sector."

John Simon Clarke, 59, is or, within the five years prior to his appointment, has been, a director or partner of the following companies:

Current Directorships	Past Directorships
Energy Coast West Cumbria Limited Energy Coast West Cumbria (Properties) Limited Energy Coast West Cumbria (Workspace) Limited The Nuclear Institute J S Clarke Consulting Ltd Rail Safety Standards Board DBD Group Holdings Limited	Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd International Nuclear Services Ltd

John is not holding any ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. No further information is required to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Avingtrans plc Steve McQuillan, CEO Stephen King, CFO	0135 469 2391
N+1 Singer Shaun Dobson Lauren Kettle	020 7496 3000
Newgate Communications   (Financial PR) Adam Lloyd Ed Treadwell James Browne	020 7653 9850

About Avingtrans

Avingtrans is engaged in the provision of highly engineered components, modules, systems and services to the energy, medical and industrial markets worldwide.

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