Charter plc appoints a new Non-Executive Director
23/03/2005
The Board of Charter plc announces that John Biles has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Charter with effect from 1 April 2005. He will join the Board’s Audit and Remuneration Committees on that date and it is intended that he will become Chairman of the Audit Committee on 24 June 2005 following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
Mr Biles (57) was Finance Director of the international engineering group FKI plc for six years until 2004. He was Group Financial Director of Chubb Security plc from 1991 to 1997, and prior to that he served in finance director roles with Racal Electronics plc and Thorn EMI plc. A qualified chartered accountant, he began his career with Price Waterhouse.
Mr Biles currently serves on the Boards of ArmorGroup International PLC and Chapelthorpe plc as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He was formerly a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Amey plc from 2001 to 2003.
There are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules.
David Gawler, Chairman and Chief Executive of Charter, said:
“We are very pleased to welcome John to the Board of Charter. His strong background as a finance director in the engineering sector, and his experience as a non-executive director and audit committee chairman, will serve Charter well. Following this appointment the Board of Charter will comprise five non-executive directors and three executive directors.”
Contact
Andrew Fenwick; Pamela Small, Brunswick +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
David Gawler, Chairman and Chief Executive +44 (0) 20 7404 5959