27 July 2023
SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths Group")
DIRECTOR CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Further to Sir George Buckley's retirement from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") scheduled for 16 November 2023, and the appointment of Steve Williams as Chair, as part of its orderly Director succession planning, Smiths Group today announces that Bill Seeger will stand for re-election at the 2023 AGM but will retire from the Smiths Group Board in May 2024. As the Group's Senior Independent Director, his re-election will facilitate continuity and support the Chair transition process. Upon Bill Seeger's retirement Mark Seligman will take over as the Senior Independent Director.
In preparation for Bill Seeger's retirement, a number of other changes will also take effect at the conclusion of the 2023 AGM:
· Karin Hoeing will take over as Chair of the Remuneration & People Committee and lead workforce engagement director;
· Mark Seligman will take over as Chair of the Finance Committee; and
· Richard Howes will take over as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and will become a member of the Finance Committee.
Bill Seeger will continue as a member of the Remuneration & People and Finance Committees until his retirement and Mark Seligman will continue as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.
There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.11(3).
Enquiries:
Matthew Whyte
Group Company Secretary
+44 (0) 20 7004 1600
+44 (0) 7775 982 879
Matthew.whyte@smiths.com
Stephanie Heathers
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7584 113 633
Tom Steiner
Head of External Communications
+44 (0) 7787 415 891
tom.steiner@smiths.com
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About Smiths Group
For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.14,600 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.