Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Directorate Change (2078B)
October 05 2015 - 5:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2078B
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
05 October 2015
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
5 October 2015
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc today announces the appointment of Sir
Kevin Smith CBE as a Non-Executive Director. Sir Kevin will join
the Board with effect from 1 November 2015 and will become a member
of the Nominations and Governance Committee, the Remuneration
Committee and the Science & Technology Committee.
Sir Kevin joins from Unitas Capital, a leading Asian private
equity firm, where he has been a full-time partner based in Hong
Kong since joining the firm in February 2012. He has used his
extensive industrial leadership experience to work closely with
Unitas' portfolio companies, including being a director of
technology company Edwards Group Limited (previously NASDAQ listed)
from March 2012 until its sale to Atlas Copco in August 2013.
Sir Kevin served for 9 years until 31 December 2011 as CEO of
GKN Plc., the FTSE100-listed global engineering and manufacturing
company, after leading GKN's Aerospace division from 1999 to 2003.
Before joining GKN, he spent nearly 20 years with British Aerospace
(BAE plc), predominantly in its Military Aircraft and Defence
businesses before becoming Group Managing Director of BAE's New
Business division. Sir Kevin also served as a Non-Executive
Director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc between June 2004 and
July 2008.
He was knighted in 2006 for services to industry, holds an
honorary doctorate from Cranfield University and is a Fellow of the
University of Central Lancashire, The Royal Aeronautical Society
and The Chartered Institute of Management.
Ian Davis, Chairman of Rolls-Royce, said: "Sir Kevin is a great
fit for our Board. He has a deep knowledge of global engineering
and manufacturing businesses, as well as the aerospace industry.
His private equity experience in operations intensive businesses
with Unitas will also be extremely valuable. We welcome Sir Kevin
and are looking forward to working with him."
Sir Kevin said: "Rolls Royce is admired the world over and
represents the pinnacle of British engineering. I am delighted to
join the Board and excited by the opportunity for the Company to
deliver a really exciting future from today's outstanding market
positions."
Save as disclosed above, there are no further details to
disclose under paragraphs 9.6.13 R (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules
in respect of Sir Kevin Smith CBE.
This information is provided by RNS
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