James Cropper appoints Dr Andrew Hosty to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Kendal – James Cropper Plc (LSE:CRPR), the advanced materials and speciality paper group today announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Hosty to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Dr Hosty has been acting as a consultant to the Board since November 2017.

Following a PhD in Materials Technology, Dr Hosty pursued a career in industry culminating in his appointment as CEO of Morgan Ceramics and COO of Morgan Advanced Materials PLC. Most recently he was founding CEO of The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, a new £235 million centre for UK advanced materials research and innovation.

Commenting on Andrew’s appointment, Mark Cropper, Chairman, said: “We are delighted to welcome Andrew to the Board. He has a significant range of relevant experience from materials science to managing high growth companies in related sectors. He has much to contribute to James Cropper Plc as it innovates and grows in the coming years and we are very pleased he is joining us at this exciting time”.

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