Directorate Change

RNS Number : 3348T

Drax Group PLC

27 September 2010

 



27 September 2010

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Appointment of new Non Executive Director

The Board of Drax Group plc ("Drax") is pleased to announce that Tim Cobbold has been appointed as a non executive director. His appointment takes immediate effect.

Tim was until very recently the Chief Executive Officer of Chloride Group plc, the leading international provider of secure power solutions having joined them in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer. Following Emerson Electric's takeover of Chloride he now holds a senior position in Emerson, responsible for the Chloride Group of companies. He trained as a Mechanical Engineer and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 and joined Smiths Group plc (formerly TI Group plc) in 1989 where he held a number of senior financial and operational management positions over an 18 year period.

Commenting on the appointment Charles Berry, Chairman of Drax, said: "The directors are delighted to welcome Tim to the Board of Drax. His experience and expertise will be a valuable addition and will further strengthen the Board."

Tim has also been appointed as a member of the Company's Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees.  The membership of the board committees is now as follows:

Audit Committee

David Lindsell (Chair)

Tim Barker

Tim Cobbold

Tony Thorne

Nominations Committee

Charles Berry (Chair)

Tim Barker

Tim Cobbold

Mike Grasby

David Lindsell

Tony Thorne

Remuneration Committee

Tim Barker (Chair)

Charles Berry

Tim Cobbold

Mike Grasby

David Lindsell

Tony Thorne

There are no further matters which are required to be disclosed under Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.

Enquiries:

Drax: Investor Relations Michael Scott [phone]

Drax: External Affairs Melanie Wedgbury [phone]

Brunswick: Media Michael Harrison [phone]

 

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