Babcock International Group PLC ("the Company" or "the Group")
today announces the appointment of two new executive directors to
its Board, Mr Archie Bethel and Mr Kevin Thomas. The appointments
will take effect on 1 May 2010.
Archie Bethel, CBE has been with the Group since January 2004,
throughout which time he has led the Group's marine business. As an
executive director he will continue in the role of Chief Executive
of Babcock's Marine Division. Archie is a Chartered Mechanical
Engineer and a graduate of the University of Strathclyde (BSc, MBA
and DSc) and in 2003 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of
Engineering.
Kevin Thomas joined the Group when it acquired the SGI business
in June 2002. Between 2002 and 2006 he led the Infrastructure
Services business and from 2006 to 2010 served as Group Business
Development Director. On the Board he will have overall
responsibility for the Company's Infrastructure Services, Defence
Services, Civil Nuclear and Rail businesses as Chief Executive of
Babcock's Support Services Division.
Mike Turner, Chairman, commented "I am very pleased to welcome
Archie and Kevin to the Board; they have served the Company loyally
and well in its development and fully merit these positions. The
appointments reflect the continuing growth of Babcock and recognise
the need to widen the executive director base on the Board so that
it can benefit directly from the first hand knowledge and
experience of those close to day-to-day operations. At the same
time, the appointments will enable the Chief Executive, Peter
Rogers, and the Finance Director, Bill Tame, to focus their
attention on the wider strategic development of the Group and, in
particular, the successful integration of VT Group plc into Babcock
if shareholders of both companies agree to the recommended
acquisition of VT Group announced on 23rd March 2010. We will also
now be looking to appoint at least one new non-executive director
in order to restore and maintain an appropriate Board balance going
forward."
Each of Mr Bethel and Mr Thomas are directors of the
International Nuclear Solutions plc, now a subsidiary of the
Company. They were appointed to its board on 20 August 2007 at a
time when it was an AIM quoted company. It ceased to be so in
February 2009. Save for this, there is no other information to
disclose in respect of Mr Bethel and Mr Thomas under Rule 9.6.13R
of the Listing Rules.
Enquiries
Babcock International Group
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Peter Rogers
Terri Wright
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020 7269 7291
Andrew Lorenz
Sophie Kernon