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Board Appointments
Board Appointments.
About this update from Spirax Group Plc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 6532E\n Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC\n 09 November 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9th November 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n Board Appointments\n \n \n \n \n \n Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, the world leader in thermal energy management, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies, announces the following\n \n Board appointments\n \n in accordance with its ongoing succession planning\n . \n \n \n \n \n \n Angela Archon and Olivia Qiu will join the Board as Independent Non‑Executive Directors effective 1st December 2020. \n \n \n \n \n \n Angela holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and a BSc in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Texas, USA. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honour Society, and earned a Professional Engineer's license. Angela, while employed by IBM Corporation, held various senior executive positions, including Vice President, Transformation and Chief Operating Officer of the Watson Health Division. Angela represented IBM for eight years as Board Liaison for The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. She is currently a Board Director of Switch, CommonSpirit Health, and the National Association of Corporate Directors - Texas TriCities Chapter. Angela is an American citizen.\n \n \n \n \n \n Olivia holds a PhD in Management Science from the École Supérieure des Affaires de Grenoble, France and a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) China. \n Olivia has held a range of executive positions with large global organisations including Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. She is currently Chief Innovation Officer with Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). Olivia was a Non-Executive Director of Renault Group and Saint Gobain. Olivia is a Chinese and French national.\n \n \n \n \n \n Jamie Pike, Chair, commented, \"I am delighted to welcome both Angela and Olivia to the Board of Directors. Angela has strong strategic and operational experience, combined with her ability to drive transformational change and focus on customer support. Olivia has d\n igital transformation and innovation \n skills as we...