– UK, Uckfield – Trifast plc (LON: TRI) today announced the appointment of Laura Whyte to its Board as a Non-Executive Director effective from 11 March 2024.
“We welcome Laura to the business; she has had a successful career with a particular focus on people and we believe that her extensive leadership experience and skills will further enhance the leadership team’s capabilities. The Board and I look forward to working together with Laura as we focus on moving forward with our strategy,” said Board Chair, Serena Lang.
Laura Whyte will also join the Remuneration Committee as Chair.
As previously announced, Claire Balmforth will retire from the Board on 31 March 2024.
About Laura Whyte
Laura Whyte, having worked in several organizations within the listed, private, and charitable sectors, is an experienced operational and non-executive director with a strong focus on brand, customer, and workforce engagement and ESG.
Before building her NED portfolio, Laura Whyte spent her executive career within the John Lewis Partnership and held various senior management roles including being a member of the John Lewis Management Board; in her last six years at the Partnership, she was HR Director and held the brief for Internal Communications.
Her other listed non-executive appointments include the UK property REIT, Capital and Regional plc, and Macfarlane Group plc, leading designers and manufacturers of protective packaging through its distribution channels in the UK, Ireland, and Europe. She is also a Trustee at The Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
About Trifast plc
Founded 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 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 key 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 special parts. We have also established Technical & Innovation Centres to support R&D and customer collaboration across the world.
SOURCE: https://www.trfastenings.com/
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