Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom - December 13, 2012, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom - Dechra Pharmaceuticals, an international veterinary pharmaceutical company, announced the appointment of Julian Heslop and Ishbel Macpherson as independent non-executive directors, effective January 1 and February 1, 2013, respectively.
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Mr. Heslop served as Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline PLC between 2005 and 2011, having previously been appointed its Senior Vice President, Operations Controller between 2001 and 2005 and as Financial Controller of Glaxo Wellcome PLC between 1998 and 2000. Prior to this, Mr. Heslop had senior finance roles at Grand Metropolitan PLC and Imperial Brewing and Leisure. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr. Heslop was appointed as a Non Executive Director at Revolymer PLC in July 2012 and is their Audit Committee Chairman. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Ms. Macpherson is currently Non Executive Chairman of Speedy Hire PLC, a position which she has held since January 2011 (having been appointed to the Board of Speedy Hire in 2007). Ms. Macpherson also holds Non Executive Directorships at Synthomer PLC (formerly Yule Catto & Co plc), May Gurney Integrated Services plc and Dignity plc.
Ms. Macpherson has more than 20 years’ experience as an investment banker, specialising in United Kingdom midmarket corporate finance. She was Head of UK Emerging Companies Corporate Finance at DresdnerKleinwort Wasserstein from 1999 to 2005, having previously worked at Hoare Govett and Barclays.
Mr. Heslop and Ms. Macpherson will both be members of the Group’s Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees with the intention that Mr. Heslop will be appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee upon Neil Warner’s retirement at the 2013 AGM.
Mr. Warner, BA, FCA, MCT, is thee Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He joined the Board in May 2003. He was Finance Director at Chloride Group PLC, a position he held for 14 years until its acquisition by Emerson Electric Co. Prior to this, he spent six years at Exel PLC (formerly Ocean Group and acquired by Deutsche Post in December 2005) where he held a number of senior posts in financial planning, treasury and control. ■