The Board of Ibstock plc announced the appointment of Louis Eperjesi and Claire Hawkings as independent Non-Executive Directors of the company. Louis Eperjesi is the Chief Executive Officer of Tyman plc, a position he has held since February 2010. He has extensive knowledge and experience of the manufacture and supply of building products in international markets. He has a strong commercial, marketing and product background, through which he has successfully driven strategy development, change management programmes and M&A activity. Louis will join the Board on 1 June 2018 and, upon appointment, will join the Board's Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nomination Committee. Claire Hawkings is a member of the Executive Committee of Tullow Oil PLC, where she is Executive Vice President, Organisation Strategy and Company Performance. Claire's responsibilities include leading the Executive's agenda; overseeing Company performance management and reporting; delivery of the organisational strategy, including the diversity and inclusion agenda. Claire has worked in the oil and gas industry for 27 years in a variety of international commercial, environmental, business development and general management leadership positions. Claire will join the Board on 1 September 2018 and, upon appointment, will join the Board's Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.