3 June 2024
SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths" or the "Company")
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT
Smiths Group plc is pleased to
announce that, as part of its orderly
succession planning activities, Alister Cowan will join the Board
of Smiths as an independent non-executive Director with effect from
1 July 2024. On joining the Board Alister will become a
member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Biographic details are
set out below.
Steve
Williams, Chairman, said: "I am
delighted to welcome Alister to the Smiths Board. Alister has
held executive and non-executive roles at complex global public
companies and brings deep and wide-ranging experience in key end
markets for Smiths, notably in the energy and chemical
sectors. The Board's discussions will benefit greatly from
his insights and experience and we look forward to working with
him".
Biographic information
Alister Cowan was previously Chief
Financial Officer of the Suncor Energy Inc. the US and Canadian
listed integrated energy company from 2014 to 2023. Prior to
joining Suncor, Alister served as Chief Financial Officer of Husky
Energy Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Before joining Husky Energy, he held
various positions with companies throughout Europe, New Zealand,
and Canada. He is an independent non-executive Director at
The Chemours Co., a US listed chemicals company where he serves as
a member of the Audit and Environmental, Health, and Safety &
Operational Performance Committees. A dual Canadian and UK citizen,
Alister is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University in the UK and a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland having
qualified whilst at KPMG.
There are no further details to be
disclosed pursuant to Listing Rules 9.6.11 or 9.6.13.
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):
213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
Enquiries:
Matthew Whyte
Group Company Secretary
+44 (0) 20 7004 1600
+44 (0) 7775 982 879
Matthew.whyte@smiths.com
Siobhán Andrews, Smiths
Group
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7920 230093
Siobhan.andrews@Smiths.com
Tom Steiner
Head of External
Communications
+44 (0) 7787 415 891
Tom.steiner@smiths.com
About
Smiths Group
For over 170 years, Smiths
Group has been pioneering progress by improving our world
through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every
year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected
world, across four global markets: Energy, General Industry,
Safety & Security, and Aerospace. Listed on the London
Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than 15,000 colleagues in over
50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.