RWS Holdings plc announced the appointment of Candida (Candy) Davies as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 October 2022. She will join the Board and the Group Executive Team. Candy was most recently Head of Finance for the Personal Health division of Royal Philips, the Dutch-headquartered health technology conglomerate, where she also supported the Group Innovation and Strategy function.

She has considerable experience in commercial and operational leadership and played a key role in driving market innovation, new business models and solutions to support enhancing patient and consumer experience, improving health outcomes, and driving sustainable performance. Prior to this she spent eight years at Reckitt Benckiser, latterly as European Finance Director for the Hygiene and Home Business Unit, having previously been Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for the group. Earlier in her career, she spent twelve years with Eli Lilly & Co, having gained chartered accountant status at KPMG.