New Board Appointments


 

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Babcock International Group PLC 
09 April 2010 
 

 
 
9 April 2010 
 
Babcock International Group PLC 
New Board Appointments 
 
Babcock International Group PLC ("the Company" or "the Group") today announces 
the appointment of two new executive directors to its Board, Mr Archie Bethel 
and Mr Kevin Thomas.  The appointments will take effect on 1 May 2010. 
 
Archie Bethel, CBE has been with the Group since January 2004, throughout which 
time he has led the Group's marine business. As an executive director he will 
continue in the role of Chief Executive of Babcock's  Marine Division.  Archie 
is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and a graduate of the University of 
Strathclyde (BSc, MBA and DSc) and in 2003 was elected a Fellow of the Royal 
Academy of Engineering. 
 
Kevin Thomas joined the Group when it acquired the SGI business in June 2002. 
Between 2002 and 2006 he led the Infrastructure Services business and from 2006 
to 2010 served as Group Business Development Director.  On the Board he will 
have overall responsibility for the Company's Infrastructure Services, Defence 
Services, Civil Nuclear and Rail businesses as Chief Executive of Babcock's 
Support Services Division. 
 
Mike Turner, Chairman, commented "I am very pleased to welcome Archie and Kevin 
to the Board; they have served the Company loyally and well in its development 
and fully merit these positions.  The appointments reflect the continuing growth 
of Babcock and recognise the need to widen the executive director base on the 
Board so that it can benefit directly from the first hand knowledge and 
experience of those close to day-to-day operations.  At the same time, the 
appointments will enable the Chief Executive, Peter Rogers, and the Finance 
Director, Bill Tame, to focus their attention on the wider strategic development 
of the Group and, in particular, the successful integration of VT Group plc into 
Babcock if shareholders of both companies agree to the recommended acquisition 
of VT Group announced on 23rd March 2010.  We will also now be looking to 
appoint at least one new non-executive director in order to restore and maintain 
an appropriate Board balance going forward." 
 
Each of Mr Bethel and Mr Thomas are directors of the International Nuclear 
Solutions plc, now a subsidiary of the Company. They were appointed to its board 
on 20 August 2007 at a time when it was an AIM quoted company.  It ceased to be 
so in February 2009.  Save for this, there is no other information to disclose 
in respect of Mr Bethel and Mr Thomas under Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules. 
 
Enquiries 
Babcock International Group PLC 
    020 7355 5300 
Peter Rogers 
Terri Wright 
 
FD 
                              020 7269 7291 
Andrew Lorenz 
Sophie Kernon 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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