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Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Gooch & Housego PLC has announced the appointment of James Corte as its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, effective in the first half of 2026. Corte brings extensive financial experience from roles at Meggitt, where he was a divisional CFO with responsibility for international manufacturing sites, and most recently as CFO of EP UK Investments Ltd, a subsidiary of the Czech energy group EPH, overseeing a turnover of approximately £2 billion. His background also includes significant experience in the telecoms sector and a qualification as an accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n12 December 2025\n\n\n\n\n \nGooch & Housego PLC\n(\"G&H\" or the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nAppointment of Chief Financial Officer\n \n \nGooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical components & systems, announces the appointment of James Corte, an experienced finance executive with a track record in the defence, industrial and telecoms sectors, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director.\n \nFrom 2015 to 2023, James held senior finance roles at Meggitt, the former FTSE-100 aerospace and defence company, where he became a divisional CFO with financial responsibility for manufacturing sites in the UK, Europe, the US and Asia. He also worked closely with the company's investor relations team.\n \nJames joins Gooch & Housego from the privately held Czech energy group EPH, where he became CFO of its UK subsidiary EP UK Investments Ltd in 2023. In this role, he leads the finance function of a diverse group of energy assets across the UK and Ireland with a turnover of approximately £2 billion.\n \nJames qualified as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving into industry in 2003. Much of his early career was in the telecoms sector, working at Vodafone Group for nine years and also at Arqiva Limited.\n \nHis starting date at the Company, which will be during the first half of CY2026, will be confirmed in due course.\n \nCharlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer of Gooch & Housego, said:\n\"Following a thorough search process, I am delighted to announce the appointment of James Corte as permanent Chief Financial Officer. His breadth of experience in the industrial and defence sectors, including the oversight of international operations, and his track record of operational improvement, will be of great value to the Company as we continue to pursue our strategic objectives.\"\n \nRegulatory Disclosures\nIn accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, James Roger Corte, age 49 years, has held the following directorships in the past five years:\n \n\n\n\n\nCurrent Directorships:\n\n\nDirectorships held in the past five years:\n\n\n\n\nEP Eggborough Limited\n\n\nChestnut Accounting Services Ltd\n\n\n\n\n \n \nFor further information please contact...