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The Weir Group PLC has appointed Ricardo Garib to its Group Executive as Divisional Managing Director of the Weir Minerals Division with effect from 1 January 2016.

Ricardo will succeed Dean Jenkins, who as previously announced will join the Board as Chief Operating Officer, also effective from 1 January 2016.

Ricardo has led Weir Minerals' operations in Latin America since 2001 having previously been Managing Director of the business in Chile.  He is a graduate mechanical engineer, Vice President of the Association of Industrial Mining Suppliers and an elected Counsellor for the Board of the Chilean Federation of Industry.

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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: Ross Easton	[phone]
Brunswick: Patrick Handley / Nina Coad	[phone]

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Source: The Weir Group PLC via Globenewswire

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