Hardide plc announced the appointment of Andrew Magson as Non-Executive Chair of the Group. He succeeds Robert Goddard who will continue as a Non-Executive Director for the remainder of the calendar year. This will enable the completion of the financial reporting for fiscal year 2022 and a smooth transition of responsibilities.

Andrew will take over Robert's roles as Chair of the Audit Committee, the Sustainability and Risk Committee and as a member of the Intellectual Property Committee. Andrew has more than 15 years' experience serving on the boards of UK public companies in the engineering and industrial manufacturing sectors. He was Executive Director, CFO and Company Secretary of The Alumasc Group plc between 2006 and 2020.

Before that, Andrew was Group Financial Controller at BPB plc, where he also worked internationally in M&A and operations. Andrew spent his earlier career at PwC in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Business degree from The University of Bath.

Andrew is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at AIM-listed Renold plc and is a Pension Trustee and Chair of the Pension Investment Committee at The Alumasc Group plc.