Renold plc announced that further to its announcement on November 20, 2012 of the appointment of Robert Purcell to the position of Chief Executive with effect from 1 May 2013, the company announced that this start date has been brought forward to January 21, 2013. Mark Harper, currently Executive Chairman, will relinquish his executive responsibilities from Robert's new start date and will continue in the role of Non-Executive Chairman.