New NED for Rolls-Royce

ROLLS-ROYCE has announced the appointment of Alan Davies as a new Non-Executive Director. He will join the firm’s board with effect from November 1, 2015 and will become a member of the nominations and governance committee, and the audit committee.
 
Davies is currently chief executive of Rio Tinto’s Diamonds and Minerals division. He joined Rio Tinto in 1997 and has held a number of senior positions in Australia, London and the US, predominantly in Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore product group where he has served as CFO, Managing Director Global Development and as President International Operations. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
 
Ian Davis, chairman, Rolls-Royce, said: “I am delighted that Alan Davies will be joining us as a Non-Executive Director. He brings a wealth of leadership experience including transforming operational performance and driving cultural change through a complex global organisation. He has deep knowledge of China and other key emerging markets. Alan’s appointment also adds further expertise in finance, safety and operations to the Rolls-Royce Board. I am looking forward to working with him.”
 
Warren East stepped down from the group’s audit committee, the nominations and governance committee and the science and technology committee on July 2, before taking up his appointment as Chief Executive.
 

Board change at Smith & Nephew

SMITH & NEPHEW, the global medical technology business, has announced that Robin Freestone is to join its board as Non-Executive Director and become a member of the audit committee. The appointment takes effect from September 1, 2015.
 
 Roberto Quarta, chairman of Smith & Nephew, said: “Robin is a well-regarded FTSE 100 CFO who has been heavily involved with the transformation and diversification of Pearson. He also has many years of experience in the healthcare industry at Amersham. He will be a valuable addition to our board.”

Freestone has been Chief Financial Officer of Pearson since 2006, and is retiring from this executive role on August 1, 2015.  He will be joining the board of Moneysupermarket.com as NED on the same date.

Previously he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Pearson and prior to that, he held a number of senior financial positions at Amersham from 2000 to 2004, Henkel from 1995 to 2000 and ICI from 1984 to 1995.

He started his career at Deloitte (Touche Ross). He sits on the board of ICAEW as an Advisory Group Member, Financial Reporting Faculty and is a member of the CBI Economic Growth Board. He is currently deputy chair of the 100 Group, having been chair from 2012 to 2014.

Britvic confirms appointment of new CFO

SOFT drinks company Britvic has announced the appointment of Mathew Dunn as its new Chief Financial Officer.
 
Dunn will join the company later in the calendar year and following a period of overlap to ensure a smooth transition, he will succeed John Gibney on November 25, 2015.

Dunn is currently CFO of South African Breweries, a division of SABMiller in South Africa, where he has been based since 2014.  He first joined SABMiller in 2002 where he held various financial planning and management, as well as leadership positions before joining EMI Music as CFO of its Global Catalogue division in 2009. He returned to SABMiller in 2010 as CFO, Asia (based in China) a role he held until his 2014 move to South Africa.  
 
Commenting on the appointment Simon Litherland, Britvic CEO, said: “We are delighted to welcome Mathew as CFO and to the board.  His significant experience in the international beverage sector and expertise in operational leadership will be very valuable as we continue to execute our strategy to pursue the expansion of our brands globally.”