28 August 2025
SMITHS GROUP PLC ("Smiths")
DIRECTOR CHANGES AND CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITIES
Further to recent Board appointments, as part of its orderly succession planning, and with Smiths progressing its strategic actions to become a more focused Smiths, the Board of Smiths announces a number of changes to the composition of the Board and its Committees.
Mark Seligman, Noel Tata and Karin Hoeing will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') scheduled to be held on 19 November 2025.
Upon Mark Seligman's retirement, Dame Ann Dowling will be appointed as Smiths Senior Independent Director and she will join the Nomination & Governance Committee.
In anticipation of Karin Hoeing's retirement, Alister Cowan will join the Remuneration & People Committee with immediate effect and will succeed Karin Hoeing as Chair of that Committee and as the Board's workforce engagement lead at the conclusion of the AGM. At that time Alister will also join the Nomination & Governance Committee.
Pam Cheng will join the Audit & Risk Committee at the conclusion of the AGM.
Steve Williams, Chairman of Smiths, said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Mark, Noel and Karin for their significant contribution to Smiths. They have each been instrumental in shaping and developing our current value creation strategy. We wish them all the best for the future.
"These changes to the Board reflect our work to make Smiths more focused. We have a strong, engaged Board with the skills and attributes needed to guide us on the next phase of our growth strategy."
Further to a review led by the Nomination & Governance Committee, the Board has also agreed certain changes to the Board's governance framework. The Innovation, Sustainability & Excellence Committee will be retired, and in recognition of the strategic importance of its responsibilities, these will be assumed by the Board or one of the other Committees of the Board as appropriate. This will take effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM.
Therefore, from 19 November 2025 the Committee structure and memberships will be as follows:
| Audit & Risk Committee |
Nomination & Governance Committee |
Remuneration & People Committee |
Separation Oversight Committee |
| Richard Howes (Chair) |
Steve Williams (Chair) |
Alister Cowan (Chair) |
Steve Williams (Chair) |
| Pam Cheng |
Alister Cowan |
Pam Cheng |
Alister Cowan |
| Alister Cowan |
Dame Ann Dowling |
Dame Ann Dowling |
Richard Howes |
| Simon Pryce |
Richard Howes |
Steve Williams |
Simon Pryce |
There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 6.4.6.
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
Enquiries:
| Investor enquiries: |
Media enquiries: |
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| Siobhan Andrews, Smiths Group +44 (0)7920 230093
Ana Pita da Veiga, Smiths Group +44 (0)7386 689442 |
Tom Steiner, Smiths Group +44 (0)7787 415 891
A lex Le May, FTI Consulting +44 (0)7702 443312
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Company Secretary:
Matthew Whyte, Smiths Group
+44 (0) 7775 982 879
About Smiths Group
For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving our world through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient, and better-connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Safety & Security and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than 15,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.
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