Company Secretary Change

Company Secretary Change

Andrew Neilson, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs will become interim Company Secretary of The Weir Group PLC with effect from 18 December.  The appointment is in addition to Andrew's other responsibilities.

A recruitment process is underway to select a successor to Keith Ruddock, current Company Secretary and General Counsel, who it was announced in September, would be retiring from the Group at the end of 2015. 

An announcement regarding a permanent successor will be made in due course.

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About The Weir Group PLC

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is based in Glasgow, Scotland and is one of the world's leading engineering businesses. Weir designs, manufactures and services innovative solutions which make our minerals, oil and gas and power customers more efficient. This is recognised in the global leadership positions we have developed in our core markets.

The Group aims to be a partner of choice to our customers with a worldwide network of around 200 manufacturing facilities and service centres. The business has a presence in more than 70 countries, with over 15,000 people around the world working in three divisions: Minerals; Oil & Gas; and Power & Industrial.

Annual revenues were more than £2.4 billion in 2014, of which almost two thirds came from the provision of services and aftermarket support.

Enquiries:
Investors: Stephen Christie	[phone]
Media: Raymond Buchanan / Ross Easton	[phone] / +44 (0) 7920 190 994
Brunswick: Patrick Handley / Nina Coad	[phone]

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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