Specialist precision engineering group Renishaw has appointed accountant Carol Chesney as a non-executive director. Carol takes over as chair of the Wotton-under-Edge firm’s audit committee on October 19 from Terry Garthwaite who, along with David Snowden, will step down from the board at the company’s AGM the previous day.
Carol, pictured, who trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen, will also sit on Renishaw’s remuneration and nomination committees. She joins from FTSE 250 quoted safety, health and environmental products group Hamla, where she has been company secretary since 1998.
Renishaw non-executive director David Grant becomes chair of the remuneration committee with effect from October 19.
Renishaw founding chairman and chief executive Sir David McMurtry said: “I am delighted to welcome Carol Chesney to the board. With her extensive experience in industry in finance and company secretarial functions, Carol will be a valuable addition to the company’s resources at board level.
“I am grateful for the advice and guidance provided to the board by Terry Garthwaite and David Snowden during their appointments as non-executive directors and chairs of the audit and remuneration committees respectively, and we wish them well in the future.”
Renishaw makes innovative measuring and control products for use in a range of hi-tech industries across the world.
