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Appointment of new CEO
Appointment of new CEO.
About this update from Filtronic Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 0567V\n Filtronic PLC\n 04 August 2020\n \n \n \n \n 4 August 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n Filtronic plc\n \n \n \n \n \n Appointment of Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') \n \n \n \n \n \n Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC), the designer and manufacturer of products for the critical communications, wireless telecoms and defence & aerospace markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Gibbs as CEO. Richard's formal start date with the Company will be 1 September 2020.\n \n \n \n \n \n Richard is an experienced director who has led a number of business operations supplying semiconductor, RF and electronics subsystems to the telecoms, aerospace, defence, medical and oil & gas markets. Richard joins us from Micross Components Ltd, a PE owned company, where he has been Managing Director since 2016. Prior to his time at Micross, Richard spent nine years at E2V Technologies, where he was Group Sales & marketing Director and President of the RF Product and Hi-Reliability Semiconductors Divisions, and 20 years with Honeywell, of which 10 years were spent managing overseas operations.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reg Gott, Chairman,\n \n commented:\n \n \n \n \n \n \"I am delighted to welcome Richard to the Company. He brings a wealth of relevant experience, technology and sector credentials to Filtronic and this combined with his strong track record of business growth & development position him well to provide the leadership required to deliver the next phase of our strategy.\" \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard Gibbs said:\n \n \n \n \"Filtronic has an unrivalled reputation as a provider of state-of-the-art RF products and innovative telecom solutions and I am delighted to have the chance to join them for the next stage in their development. I very much look forward to building on the established technology platforms and deep engineering knowledge to expand the current customer base and reach new and adjacent markets.\" \n \n \n \n \n \n Enquiries: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Filtronic plc \n \n \n \n \n \n Tel. 0113 220 0000 or \n \n \n [email protected]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reg Gott (Executive Chairman)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Tyerman (Chief Financial Officer)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n...