Laird appoints Kevin Dangerfield as CFO

FTSE 250 technology firm Laird has appointed Kevin Dangerfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from 17 October.

He succeeds Tony Quinlan, who was appointed chief executive officer in September.

Dangerfield spent almost ten years as CFO of Morgan Advanced Materials, with a brief stint as interim chief executive. He is a qualified chartered accountant and a non-executive director of E2V Technologies where he is chairman of the audit committee.

CEO Quinlan said: “I am delighted that Kevin will be joining the team. He is a strong, commercial CFO with broad exposure to a complex global manufacturing business; very relevant experience for Laird. Kevin will complement well the strong leadership team already in place."

Chairman Martin Read said Dangerfield’s “extensive experience as CFO of a geographically diverse technology business is an excellent fit for Laird”.

At 1435 BST, Laird shares were down 1.5% to 317.30p.