Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS), the international provider of sustainable infrastructure products and services, has announced the appointment of Carol Chesney as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 January 2024. Carol will also join the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees of the Board. As previously communicated, Mark Reckitt will retire from the Board at the AGM in May 2024, having joined the Board in 2016. Carol will take over from Mark as Chair of the Audit Committee following the AGM.
A qualified chartered accountant and experienced PLC non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, Carol has a very strong background in the international engineering sector, both with Halma in executive roles and as a former non-executive director of Renishaw, with more recent exposure to the high technology, energy and infrastructure sectors. During her executive career with over 23 years at Halma, Carol held a number of senior group finance roles, and was latterly Company Secretary.
The appointment follows a comprehensive search process using an external search firm, led by the Nomination Committee.
Tony Quinlan, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Nomination Committee said:
“I am delighted to welcome Carol to the Board of Hill & Smith. She brings a wealth of relevant experience to the Board and Audit Committee, not only in the geographies and sectors in which we operate, but also a deep understanding of the business model and culture that are central to the success of the Group”.
List of directorships and former directorships:
Hunting PLC 22 April 2018 – present
IQE PLC: 13 May 2019 – present.
Renishaw PLC: 19 October 2012 – 31 December 2021.
