Smith+Nephew announced that Anne-Francoise Nesmes has been appointed as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. Anne-Francoise will join Smith+Nephew by August 3, 2020, once her current commitments have concluded, when she will also be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director. Anne-Francoise Nesmes is currently CFO of Merlin Entertainments Ltd, the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, a position she has held since August 2016.

Anne-Francoise is also a Non-Executive Director of Compass Group PLC. As previously announced, Graham Baker will step down as CFO and leave Smith+Nephew for a new opportunity on April 30, 2020. Ian Melling, Senior Vice President Group Finance, will serve as interim CFO from that date until Anne-Francoise joins.

Graham will stand down as a Director after the Annual General Meeting to be held at 2:00pm on April 09, 2020.