Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS), a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology, has announced today the appointment of Robert MacLeod as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2023.
Robert joins the Board as an Independent Non-executive Director and will serve on the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Robert is a chartered accountant with an industrial materials background. He currently serves as a non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of RELX PLC, the global provider of information-based analytics. From 2014-2022 he was CEO of Johnson Matthey PLC having joined the Company as Group Finance Director in 2009. Prior to this he worked at WS Atkins PLC, latterly serving as Group Finance Director. Robert started his career at KPMG, before joining Enterprise Oil Plc, where he worked in a variety of senior finance and M&A roles both in the UK and US.
Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman of Vesuvius, said:
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Robert MacLeod as a new Independent Non-executive Director of Vesuvius. Robert is a very experienced director and his background managing a large UK listed global industrial materials group, along with his financial expertise will provide additional strength to the Board.”
Vesuvius plc is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology principally serving process industries operating in challenging high temperature conditions.
We develop innovative and customised solutions, often used in extremely demanding industrial environments, which enable our customers to make their manufacturing processes safer, more efficient and more sustainable. These include flow control solutions, advanced refractories and other consumable products and increasingly, related technical services including data capture.
We have a worldwide presence. We serve our customers through a network of cost-efficient manufacturing plants located close to their own facilities, and embed our industry experts within their operations, who are all supported by our global technology centres.
Our core competitive strengths are our market and technology leadership, strong customer relationships, well established presence in developing markets and our global reach, all of which facilitate the expansion of our addressable markets.
Our ultimate goal is to create value for our customers, and to deliver sustainable, profitable growth for our shareholders giving a superior return on their investment whilst providing each of our employees with a safe workplace where they are recognised, developed and properly rewarded.
We think beyond today to create solutions that will shape the future.
