– UK, London – Smiths Group plc (LON: SMIN) announced the appointment of Alister Cowan to its Board as an independent non-executive Director effective from 1 July 2024.
Steve Williams, Chairman, said: “I am delighted to welcome Alister to the Smiths Board. Alister has held executive and non-executive roles at complex global public companies and brings deep and wide-ranging experience in key end markets for Smiths, notably in the energy and chemical sectors. The Board’s discussions will benefit greatly from his insights and experience and we look forward to working with him”.
Alister Cowan will also join the Audit & Risk Committee.
About Alister Cowan
Alister Cowan was previously CFO of Suncor Energy Inc. the US and Canadian-listed integrated energy company from 2014 to 2023. Before joining Suncor, Alister served as CFO of Husky Energy Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Before joining Husky Energy, he held various positions with companies throughout Europe, New Zealand, and Canada. He is an independent non-executive Director at The Chemours Co., a US-listed chemicals company where he serves as a member of the Audit and Environmental, Health, and Safety & Operational Performance Committees. A dual Canadian and UK citizen, Alister is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University in the UK and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland having qualified whilst at KPMG.
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 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.
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