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Board Appointment
Board Appointment.
About this update from Avingtrans Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0944O Avingtrans PLC 04 August 2014 \n \n\n \n \n4 August 2014\n \nAvingtrans Plc\n(\"Avingtrans\" or the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nBoard Appointment\nAvingtrans plc (AIM: AVG), a manufacturer of critical components and associated services to the global aerospace, energy and medical sectors, has appointed Les Thomas to the Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director effective 1 September 2014.\nMr Thomas has over 30 years' experience in the Oil and Gas industry, in various subsurface, engineering, operational and senior management positions. Les is currently CEO of Ithaca Energy Inc, appointed in 2013 and has previously served as a main Board Director of Wood Group and Chief Executive of its Production Facilities business and Group Director responsible for HSE. Prior to this, he spent 22 years with Marathon Oil, including four years as European Business Unit Leader, responsible for Marathon's upstream business in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Norway.\nThe appointment of Les and Dr Gareth Job, announced on the 30 July 2014, strengthens the Group's expertise in the Oil and Gas sector and demonstrates commitment to further developing it as a key market, as the Company positions Maloney Metalcraft as a leading supplier to global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).\nCommenting on the appointment, Roger McDowell, Chairman of Avingtrans said: \"Les has a great deal of experience in the Oil and Gas capital equipment industry, a market that is becoming increasingly important to the Avingtrans Group. In addition to the continuing successful development of our offering in the Aerospace market, we are looking to grow our presence in the niche equipment market of the Oil and Gas sector.\" \nLes Thomas commented: \"I am delighted to be joining the Board of Avingtrans as a Non-Executive Director. The integration of Maloney Metalcraft with the rest of the division provides an exciting opportunity to further develop the Group's offering to the Oil and Gas sector.\"\nDetails of Leslie James Thomas' (age 57) current and previous directorships in the past five years are set out below:\n \n\n\n\n\nCurrent Directorships\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nITHACA ENERGY INC.\nITHACA ALPHA (N.I.) LIMITED\nITHACA CAUSEWAY LIMITED\nITHACA DELTA LIMITED\nITHACA ENERGY (UK) LIMITED\nITHAC...