Norcros plc announced that Shaun Smith, Chief Financial Officer, has notified the Board of his intention to retire as a director of the Company to pursue a non-executive director career, which the Board has accepted with effect from 31 July 2021. Mr. Smith will remain an employee of the Company during the handover period to his successor and his retirement from the Company will take effect on 31 December 2021. Norcros has concluded a thorough recruitment process with the decision to appoint James Eyre as successor. James has been the Group's Director of Corporate Development and Strategy, leading acquisitions at Norcros since 2014 and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer effective 1 August 2021. James is a Chartered Accountant and has held senior finance roles at AstraZeneca, Bank of Ireland and N M Rothschild prior to joining Norcros.