Murgitroyd Group PLC announced that Mr. Willie MacDiarmid has been appointed to the Board of the Company as Non-executive Director and Deputy Chairman with effect from 1 April 2019.  He takes on the latter role from Edward Murgitroyd who became CEO of Murgitroyd Group PLC in February this year. Willie MacDiarmid is a proven executive with a range of public company experience in both executive and non-executive roles, most notably in the utilities and business services sectors. During the period 2009 to 2012 he was Chief Operating Officer of EAGA PLC;  in 2012 a Non-executive Director and then Chief Executive of May Gurney PLC; and in 2014 interim CEO of Barchester Healthcare Limited.  Mr MacDiarmid was appointed a Non-executive Director of Smart Metering Systems plc in 2014 and became Chairman in 2016. Willie is currently chairman of Fallago Rigg. Willie also works with senior executives across various industries mentoring and providing one-to-one coaching.