– UK, Windsor – Morgan Advanced Materials plc (LON: MGAM) today announced that Clement Woon is to be appointed to the Board, as a non-executive director, with effect from Friday 10 May 2019.
Douglas Caster, Chairman, said: “Clement has a wide variety of experience across a number of sectors within the Asia Pacific, with a particular focus on technology. He will bring great insight and experience to the Morgan Board and we look forward to working with him.”
The appointment follows a comprehensive search process using an external agency led by the Nomination Committee. The appointment of an additional non-executive director fills the vacancy on the Board which arose following Andrew Shilston’s retirement from the Board in December 2018. Following Clement’s appointment, the Board will comprise five non‐executive directors and two executive directors.
About Clement Woon
Clement is the Group Chief Executive of Saurer AG, a €1 billion textile machinery and components business, with its European headquarter in Switzerland and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. He was previously Co-Executive Officer of Jinsheng Group Ltd, where he acted as a strategic consultant. Prior to that Clement was Chief Executive Officer of the textile division of OC Oerlikon AG, President and Chief Executive Officer of SATS Ltd and spent 10 years working for Leica Geosystems AG.
Clement was born and educated in Singapore and has an M.B.A in Technology Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, an M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and B.Eng in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
Clement is a director of Saurer Intelligent Technology Limited, a company with its European headquarter in Switzerland and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of the textile division of OC Oerlikon AG between January 2012 and February 2014 and Co-Executive Officer of Jinsheng Group Ltd from July 2014 to August 2016.
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