Scapa Group plc announced that Martin Sawkins has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. He will join the Board on 1 January 2015 and chair the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Sawkins is Group HR Director of Rentokil Initial plc, a role he has held since 2008, and he has held similar roles at Homeserve plc, the AA Limited, and at Centrica Home and Road Services.

As a Non-Executive Director of Scapa, Mr. Sawkins will also sit on the Company's Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee. With effect from 1 January 2015, Mr. Buzzacott will assume the role of Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Mr. Perry will continue to hold the position of Senior Independent Director.