Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc announced the Board has appointed Louisa Burdett as an Executive Director with effect from July 2024. Louisa is a highly experienced CFO having led finance functions in several large companies including UK-listed Meggitt and Victrex. Louisa is currently Chief Financial Officer of Croda International Plc and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of RS Group plc.

The search for the successor to Nimesh Patel began shortly after the announcement of Nimesh's appointment to Group Chief Executive, a role he will take up on 16 January 2024.