SIG plc announced two Board appointments, Ian Ashton as permanent Group Financial Officer (CFO) and Director and Simon King as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2020. Ian will join from Low & Bonar plc, where he has served as Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Labviva LLC, a US-based technology company. Ian worked for twenty years at Smith & Nephew plc until December 2017, undertaking various financial roles of increasing seniority in the UK, the US and Asia. His last role was Chief Financial Officer, Global Operations, and prior to that Ian served as Chief Financial Officer of their Advanced Surgical Devices Division. Ian is a qualified chartered accountant and began his career at Ernst & Young. Ian replaces Kath Kearney-Croft, who assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer on 25 February 2020. Simon has over 35 years' experience leading international businesses. Most recently he served on the Travis Perkins Executive Board and held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Wickes. Prior to that Simon held various operational roles at Walmart, Savola Group and Tesco.