Cobham plc announced Jamie Pike as a Non-executive Director and Chairman elect effective from 1 May 2019. Jamie will join the Board's Nomination and Audit Committees. Jamie has been a Non-Executive Director for five years and Chairman of Spirax-Sarco Engineering since May 2018, as well as being Chairman of RPC Group since 2008. It is intended that he becomes Chairman after a short handover period, and taking account of the proposed completion of the takeover of RPC Group, where he is currently Chairman. Mike Wareing has agreed to continue as Cobham Chairman until this time. Mike has led the Board through a period of significant change over the last two years and been a Director since December 2010.