Diploma PLC announced that, following a comprehensive externally-facilitated process, it has appointed Jennifer Ward as an independent non-executive director and Remuneration Committee chair-designate. Jennifer is currently an Executive Director and Chief Talent, Culture and Communications Executive at Halma Plc. Prior to joining Halma, Jennifer spent over 15 years leading Human Resources, Leadership and Organisational Development for global divisions of PayPal, Bank of America and Honeywell.

Jennifer will join the Diploma Board as a non-executive director on 1 June 2023 and will also be a member of each of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees from that date. Jennifer will succeed Andy Smith as Diploma's Remuneration Committee Chair in 2024, at which point Andy will stand down from the Board having completed nine years of service.