Spirent Communications PLC Appointment of Two Non-Executive Directors (6303Q)
01 December 2016 - 6:01PM
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Spirent Communications PLC
01 December 2016
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
APPOINTMENT OF TWO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
London, UK - 1 December 2016: Spirent Communications plc
("Spirent", the "Company" or the "Group") (LSE: SPT), a leading
communications technology company, today announces that Gary
Bullard and Bill Thomas have each been appointed as non-executive
directors. Both Gary and Bill will be members of the Audit,
Remuneration and Nomination Committees, with Gary to take on the
role of Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on the retirement of
Tom Maxwell at the Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting.
Gary Bullard has had a long and successful career in senior
international executive roles in companies such as IBM, BT and
Logica and currently has a number of non-executive roles. Since
2010 he has also been a non-executive director at Rotork plc, where
he is also Chair of their Remuneration Committee.
Bill Thomas has extensive experience of leading highly complex
services businesses and technology led organisations including HP
Enterprise Services and EDS EMEA. He is currently a non-executive
director of The Co-operative Bank plc, serves on the advisory board
of cyber security specialist FireEye Inc and chairs the Royal Navy
and Royal Marines Charity.
Commenting on the appointments, Alex Walker, Chairman of
Spirent, said
"We are delighted to have Gary and Bill joining the Spirent
Board. Their wide experience in a range of businesses will enhance
our debate and decision-making."
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Enquiries
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Officer
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Director Declarations
Gary Bullard
The following information is disclosed in accordance with the
UKLA Listing Rules, paragraph 9.6.13R (1) to 9.6.13R (6) and the
UKLA Disclosure Rules, paragraph 3.1.4R:
Directorships of Publicly Quoted Companies held
in the last 5 years:
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Rotork plc
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Interests in Spirent securities (Ordinary shares
of 3 & 1/3 pence each)
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None
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Bill Thomas
The following information is disclosed in accordance with the
UKLA Listing Rules, paragraph 9.6.13R (1) to 9.6.13R (6) and the
UKLA Disclosure Rules, paragraph 3.1.4R:
Directorships of Publicly Quoted Companies held
in the last 5 years:
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The Co-operative Bank plc
Xchanging plc(1)
Balfour Beatty plc(2)
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Interests in Spirent securities (Ordinary shares
of 3 & 1/3 pence each)
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None
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Note
(1) Mr Thomas's directorship with Xchanging plc ended on 5 May
2016
(2) Mr Thomas's directorship with Balfour Beatty plc ended on 21
November 2014
The Company confirms that there are no other matters requiring
disclosure in relation to UKLA Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
About Spirent Communications plc
Spirent Communications plc is a global leader in test and
measurement inspiring innovation within development labs,
communication networks and IT organisations. We enable today's
communication ecosystem as well as tomorrow's emerging enterprises
to deploy life enriching communications networks, devices, services
and applications. Further information about Spirent Communications
plc can be found at http://corporate.spirent.com/.
Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares are traded on the
London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1
American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR
representing four Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares. The
ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the
symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209. Spirent ADRs are
quoted on the Pink OTC Markets electronic quotation service which
can be found at
http://www.otcmarkets.com/marketplaces/otc-pink.
Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. All other trademarks or
registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respective
companies. All rights reserved.
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guarantee of future performance and are subject to factors that
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obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in
this document, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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