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Board Changes
Board Changes.
About this update from Mpac Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8440X Molins PLC 11 May 2016 \n\n \n \n11 May 2016 \nAIM: MLIN\n \n \nMolins PLC\n(\"Molins\", \"the Company\" or \"the Group\")\nInternational specialist technology and services group\n \nBoard Changes \n \nThe Board of Molins is pleased to announce the forthcoming appointment of Antony (Tony) Steels as Chief Executive and a director. The appointment takes effect from 6 June 2016, with Dick Hunter stepping down from the Board on that date to pursue new interests after eight years as Chief Executive. Dick's employment notice period of six months commences from today's date and he will work with Tony for a period to facilitate an orderly transition. \n \nIn addition, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Kitchingman as a non-executive director with immediate effect. These changes follow a review of Board composition and structure.\n \nTony Steels has extensive experience in engineering, both in the UK and internationally, and a proven track record in business development. He joins Molins from Cytec, part of Solvay SA, the chemicals and advanced materials company listed on the Brussels and Paris stock exchanges. At Cytec, Tony was Global Business Director of its Process Materials Division, which he led for six years. During this time he was responsible for the Division's operations in USA, UK, France and Italy and initiated its expansion into China. He was Head of Asia for four years from 2006 at GF AgieCharmilles, the precision machinery supplier and part of Georg Fischer AG. Based in both the UK and China, he doubled production unit output and grew sales across the Asia region. From 2000 he was Managing Director of AgieCharmilles UK Ltd, where he led the successful turnaround of the business, driving a ...