Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc announced the followingBoard appointment in accordance with its ongoing succession planning. Richard Gillingwater will join the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Richard will assume the role of Senior Independent Director on 1st August 2021, succeeding Dr. Trudy Schoolenberg who will step down from the Board after completing nine years as a Director. Richard has held a range of executive positions within global investment banks including Kleinwort Benson, Credit Suisse and Barclays de Zoete Wedd. He is currently Chair at SSE plc (stepping down at the end of March), Chair of Janus Henderson Group plc, Senior Independent Director of Whitbread plc and Governor at The Wellcome Trust.