Tate & Lyle Plc (TATE.L) announced the appointment of Peter Gershon as a non-executive director and Chairman-elect.
The company said that Peter will join the Board on February 1, 2009 and will succeed David Lees as Chairman by the end of 2009.
Amongst other current activities, Peter is, and would remain, Chairman of Premier Farnell Plc.
Tate & Lyle noted that Peter Gershon has had a distinguished 30-year career in the computer, telecommunications and defence industries. Between 1987 and 1999 he was managing director of STC Telecommunications, GPT and Marconi Electronic Systems.
Further, in 2000, he was appointed Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce, the company said.
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