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Appointment of Chairman Designate
Appointment of Chairman Designate.
About this update from Diploma Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 5694P\n Diploma PLC\n 20 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DIPLOMA \n PLC\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6AX\n \n \n TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700\n \n \n FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DIPLOMA PLC\n \n \n \n \n \n APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN DESIGNATE\n \n \n \n \n \n Diploma PLC,\n \n the international group supplying specialised products and services to a wide range of end segments, is pleased to announce that, following a comprehensive selection process, it has appointed David Lowden as an independent non-executive director and Chairman-designate. David joined the Board as a non-executive director on 19 October 2021 and he will succeed John Nicholas as the Company's Chairman at the conclusion of the AGM on 19 January 2022 when John will stand down from the Board having completed nearly nine years of service.\n \n \n \n \n \n David is currently Chairman of PageGroup plc, and is Senior Independent Director at both Capita plc and Morgan Sindall plc. It is David's intention to step down from the PageGroup board before the PageGroup 2022 AGM. David was previously CEO of Taylor Nelson Sofres, and has been Chairman at Huntsworth plc and a Non-Executive Director at Berensden plc and William Hill plc. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Commenting on the appointment, Johnny Thomson, CEO\n \n , said:\n \n \n \"We are extremely pleased to have appointed David as Chairman Designate. This is an exciting time to join Diploma and he brings a wealth of knowledge from his extensive board experience in international service businesses. David's strong financial, marketing and commercial skills and reputation with investors will be invaluable to the business in the next stage of our development and I very much look forward to working with him.\n \n \n \n \n \n On behalf of the Board, I would also like to take this early opportunity to t...