– UK, Uckfield – Trifast plc (LON: TRI) today announced the appointment of Serena Lang to its Board as a Non-Executive Director and Chair-elect, with effect from 10 August 2023, to replace Jonathan Shearman who will step down from the Board on 14 September 2023.
“On behalf of all stakeholders, the Board welcomes Serena to the Company. Her extensive leadership, experience, and skills will enhance the team’s capabilities and we all look forward to working with her and taking the Trifast business forward as it focuses on the future and delivering its growth strategy,” said Clive Watson, Senior Independent Director.
About Serena Lang
Serena Lang is an experienced FTSE Chair and Board member. Her Executive career spanning more than 20 years across multi-sector industries both in the UK and internationally has allowed Serena to develop her skills and understanding of commercial business, at varying stages of growth covering strategy, transformation, and M&A.
Before joining the industry, Serena Lang completed an MBA; she joined Capgemini where, between 2000-2003 she led strategic and transformation projects for major corporations, including BP. From 2003-2007 Serena worked for BP plc and was recognized as one of its top 100 employees. She then spent five years with Invensys plc where she held senior management roles including managing the BP account and then as Regional Chief Executive, North West Europe & Africa. Over this period of her career, Serena Lang developed, collaborated, and implemented several successful transformational growth strategies including global effectiveness & efficiencies initiatives that delivered growth whilst improving the customer proposition, product portfolio, and supply chain overall.
Since 2015 Serena Lang has developed significant Board experience both within the private and plc arena. She joined Eleco plc and was part of the team that oversaw management succession and its transition to a SaaS business. Over a nine-year tenure, she held the roles of Non-Executive Director, SID, and Chair of the PLC Board, until May 2023 when she stepped down from her position. Serena’s current Non-Executive Directorships include; Henry Boot PLC and Ainscough Crane Hire Limited.
About Trifast plc
Founded in East Sussex in 1973, TR is a leading international specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture, and distribution of high-quality industrial fastenings and Category ‘C’ components principally to major global assembly industries.
The Group supplies to customers in c.70 countries across a wide range of industries, including light vehicle, heavy vehicle, health & home, energy, tech, & infrastructure, general industrial, and distributors. As a full-service provider to multinational OEMs and Tier 1 companies spanning several sectors, we deliver comprehensive support to our customers across every requirement, from concept design to technical engineering consultancy, manufacturing, supply management, and global logistics.
As an international business, we can provide 24/7 customer support from across critical regions in the UK, Asia, Europe, and North America. In addition to our service locations, we operate several manufacturing facilities focused on high-volume cold-forged fasteners and unique parts. We have also established Technical & Innovation Centres to support R&D and customer collaboration worldwide.
SOURCE: https://www.trfastenings.com/
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