Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9383Z

Smiths Group PLC

30 September 2009

 



SMITHS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RETIRE AT AGM

Smiths Group plc announces that Peter Jackson, the Company's Senior Independent Director for the past five years and a member of the Board since December 2003, will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 17 November 2009. 

He will be succeeded as Senior Independent Director by David Challen, CBE, who has been a member of the Board since 2004 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Smiths Chairman Donald Brydon, CBE, said: 'The Board has benefited from Peter's wisdom, guidance and perspective over the years and I would like to thank him for his role in the success of Smiths. I also welcome the appointment of David as his successor as Senior Independent Director.'

Smiths Group www.smiths.com is a world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies. It comprises five divisions - Smiths Detection, John Crane, Smiths Medical, Smiths Interconnect and Flex Tek - that supply products and services for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components. Smiths Group employs around 22,000 people in more than 50 countries.

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