Appointment of Two Non-Executive Directors

RNS Number : 6303Q

Spirent Communications PLC

01 December 2016

 

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

APPOINTMENT OF TWO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

London, UK - 1 December 2016: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent", the "Company" or the "Group") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, today announces that Gary Bullard and Bill Thomas have each been appointed as non-executive directors.  Both Gary and Bill will be members of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees, with Gary to take on the role of Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on the retirement of Tom Maxwell at the Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting.

Gary Bullard has had a long and successful career in senior international executive roles in companies such as IBM, BT and Logica and currently has a number of non-executive roles.  Since 2010 he has also been a non-executive director at Rotork plc, where he is also Chair of their Remuneration Committee. 

Bill Thomas has extensive experience of leading highly complex services businesses and technology led organisations including HP Enterprise Services and EDS EMEA.  He is currently a non-executive director of The Co-operative Bank plc, serves on the advisory board of cyber security specialist FireEye Inc and chairs the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. 

Commenting on the appointments, Alex Walker, Chairman of Spirent, said

"We are delighted to have Gary and Bill joining the Spirent Board.  Their wide experience in a range of businesses will enhance our debate and decision-making."

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Enquiries

Eric Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer		Spirent Communications plc		[phone]
Paula Bell, Chief Financial Officer
James Melville Ross/Emma Appleton		FTI Consulting		[phone]

Director Declarations

Gary Bullard

     The following information is disclosed in accordance with the UKLA Listing Rules, paragraph 9.6.13R (1) to 9.6.13R (6) and the UKLA Disclosure Rules, paragraph 3.1.4R:

Directorships of Publicly Quoted Companies held in the last 5 years:

Rotork plc

Interests in Spirent securities (Ordinary shares of 3 & 1/3 pence each)

None

Bill Thomas

     The following information is disclosed in accordance with the UKLA Listing Rules, paragraph 9.6.13R (1) to 9.6.13R (6) and the UKLA Disclosure Rules, paragraph 3.1.4R:

Directorships of Publicly Quoted Companies held in the last 5 years:

The Co-operative Bank plc Xchanging plc1 Balfour Beatty plc2

Interests in Spirent securities (Ordinary shares of 3 & 1/3 pence each)

None

Note

¹ Mr Thomas's directorship with Xchanging plc ended on 5 May 2016

² Mr Thomas's directorship with Balfour Beatty plc ended on 21 November 2014

The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring disclosure in relation to UKLA Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc is a global leader in test and measurement inspiring innovation within development labs, communication networks and IT organisations.  We enable today's communication ecosystem as well as tomorrow's emerging enterprises to deploy life enriching communications networks, devices, services and applications.  Further information about Spirent Communications plc can be found at http://corporate.spirent.com/.

Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT).  The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares.  The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209.  Spirent ADRs are quoted on the Pink OTC Markets electronic quotation service which can be found at http://www.otcmarkets.com/marketplaces/otc-pink.

Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc.  All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respective companies.  All rights reserved.

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