The Weir Group PLC announced that Nick Anderson has been appointed to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 May 2024. Nick will join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees upon appointment. Nick retired from Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc in January this year after 10 years as Group Chief Executive of the FTSE 100 industrial engineering company.

Nick joined Spirax-Sarco in 2011 as Director EMEA for the Group's Steam Specialities business. He was appointed to the Board in March 2012, became Chief Operating Officer in August 2013 and Group Chief Executive in January 2014. Prior to Spirax-Sarco, Nick worked for Smiths Group plc as Vice-President of John Crane Asia Pacific based in Singapore and President of John Crane Latin America, based in the US.

Nick has also worked for Alcoa Aluminio in Brazil and Argentina and for the Foseco Minsep Group plc in Brazil. Weir also announces that independent Non-Executive Director, Stephen Young has informed the Board of his intention to retire for personal reasons with effect from 31 July 2024. Upon the retirement of Stephen, Andy Agg will succeed Stephen as Chair of the Audit Committee.

At the date of this announcement, Nick is currently a non-executive director of BAE Systems plc and has been appointed as a non-executive director of Spectris plc with effect from 1 June 2024.