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.
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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.