Four board appointments at Sheffield Forgemasters

Janice Munday CBE, David Duggins and Jon Bolton take non-executive roles and James Tate has been appointed as CFO at the engineering specialist, bringing collective experience to help chief executive Dr Graham Honeyman drive the business forward in challenging markets.

The appointments follow the recent retirement of Peter Birtles as group director who worked with Dr Honeyman and chairman Tony Pedder during the ten years following the management buyout, initiating much of the change which saw Forgemasters move into high-technology manufacture.

Ms Munday was formerly director of advanced manufacturing and services for the UK Department of Business Innovation and Skills and Mr Bolton brings more than 15 years of board level responsibilities including time as managing director of Corus Engineering Steels and is CEO for Liberty Steel Plates and UK Steel Development and chair of UK Steel, the sector's trade association.

Mr Duggins is an experienced non-executive director and has held several board positions and leading advisory roles. Mr Tate has experience as CFO within the manufacturing industry, most recently as head of group finance for CPL Industries and previously as UK and Europe finance manager for Nord Anglia.

Chief executive at Sheffield Forgemasters, Mr Honeyman, said: “As part of this company's turnaround plan and forward business strategy, we sought out new directors with very relevant skills and experience to help Sheffield Forgemasters into its next phase of development. I am delighted that we have agreed positions for Janice Munday, Jon Bolton, David Duggins and James Tate on the board and look forward to working with them to push Forgemasters into new markets and to build on our existing skills base."

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