Bodycote appoints Ian Duncan to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director

– UK – Bodycote plc, the world’s leading provider of thermal processing services is pleased to announce that Ian Duncan will be joining the Board as an independent non-executive Director on 17 November 2014 and will become a member of its Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Having trained as an auditor, Ian Duncan moved into banking and then joined British Nuclear Fuels plc as Corporate Finance Director in 1993. He spent eight years in the US as the CFO of Westinghouse, part of British Nuclear Fuels plc, before returning to the UK in 2006 as Group Finance Director of Royal Mail Holdings plc.

Since 2010 he has pursued a portfolio career as a Non-Executive Director and is currently a Board member of two quoted companies, Babcock International Group plc, an engineering support services company and WANdisco plc, an enterprise-ready software solutions company.

In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of the Mouchel Group, an international infrastructure and business services group. Ian Duncan has a BA in Geography from the University of Oxford and is a chartered accountant (ACA).

Alan Thomson, Chairman of Bodycote, commented, “We are delighted that Ian is joining the Board. His international and financial experience will be extremely valuable and we look forward to his contribution in enabling the Company to meet its future development goals.”

About Bodycote

With more than 190 accredited facilities in 26 countries, Bodycote is the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services. Through heat treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and transportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted their products to Bodycote’s care for more than 30 years.

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