Directorate change

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Chemring Group PLC has announced that Sarah Ellard, Group Legal Director and Company Secretary, will retire in 2027. Ellard, who joined Chemring in 1994 and has been a Board member since 2011, will be succeeded by a candidate identified through an ongoing search process. The Chairman expressed gratitude for her significant contributions to the company's growth and governance over her tenure.

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Chemring Group PLC
02 June 2026
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                            2 JUNE 2026

CHEMRING GROUP PLC ("Chemring", the "Group" or the "Company")

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

 

Chemring today announces that Sarah Ellard, Group Legal Director and Company Secretary, has informed the Board that she will retire in 2027.

 

Sarah joined Chemring in January 1994, became Group Company Secretary in 1998 and was appointed Group Legal Director in 2011, at which point she was appointed to the Board.

 

The Company has commenced a search process to identify her successor.

 

Tony Wood, Chairman of Chemring, commented:

"On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Sarah for her outstanding contribution to Chemring over many years. She has been a key member of both the executive team and the Board of Directors, providing wise counsel, rigorous governance and unwavering integrity during periods of significant growth and change for the Group. We wish her every success and fulfilment in her well-deserved retirement."

 

-ENDS-

 

For further information:

Rupert Pittman           Group Director of Corporate Affairs,                     01794 463401

                                       Chemring Group PLC             

 

James McFarlane        MHP Group                                                              07584 142665

Ollie Hoare                                                                                                     07817 458804

 

Notes to editors

 

·   Chemring is a global leader in high-technology products and services for the defence, security and aerospace markets

·   The Group employs approximately 2,700 people worldwide, operates production facilities in four countries, and serves customers in more than fifty countries

·   Chemring is organised into two strategic product segments: Countermeasures & Energetics and Sensors & Information

·   Chemring's diverse portfolio delivers highly reliable solutions that protect people, platforms, missions and information against evolving threats

 

www.chemring.com

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