Titon Holdings names Alexandra French as CEO

Ventilation systems manufacturer Titon Holdings revealed on Friday that Alexandra French had been tapped to take over as chief executive officer.

French, who will take up the position of CEO and join the board on 3 May, comes to Titon from Johnson Matthey, where she spent more than 20 years working in a variety of commercial, operational, technical, quality, and sales and marketing roles.

Chairman Keith Ritchie said: "Alexandra has considerable commercial and leadership experience from her career at Johnson Matthey and has the range of skills necessary to implement the business initiatives we have identified.

"The board is confident that she has the drive, energy and passion to lead Titon's development and growth in the future."

As of 0955 BST, Titon shares were down 2.11% at 88.10p.