Dialight plc (the "Group" or "Dialight")

CFO appointment

Dialight plc (LSE: DIA.L), a global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Zhang as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and executive director of the Group with effect from 1 February 2024.  Carolyn has extensive experience across a range of group and divisional finance roles in US-based and global manufacturing business, including CFO and EVP for Metal Powder Group (part of the Holta Invest AS group), divisional CFO at Tekni-Plex Inc, and head of global operations finance at FMC (NYSE: FMC).  Carolyn, a US citizen, is based close to our main finance hub in Farmingdale, New Jersey.

Fariyal Khanbabi, CEO, commented:

"We are delighted to announce Carolyn's appointment as our Group CFO.  Her extensive experience across a number of senior finance and operational finance roles in US-based and global manufacturing businesses will bring significant benefit and focus to the business."

There are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule LR 9.6.13 R.

Contacts: 

Dialight plc

Tel: +44 (0)203 058 3542

Fariyal Khanbabi - Group Chief Executive

Richard Allan - General Counsel & Company Secretary

About Dialight:

Dialight (LSE: DIA.L) is a global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications. Dialight's LED products are providing the next generation of lighting solutions that deliver reduced energy consumption and create a safer working environment. Our products are specifically designed to provide superior operational performance, reliability and durability, reducing energy consumption and ongoing maintenance and achieving a rapid return on investment. The company is headquartered in the UK with operations in Australia, Dubai, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, the UK and the USA. www.dialight.com.

Notes:

1. This announcement includes inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations. On the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this information is considered to be in the public domain.

2.  The person responsible for making this announcement is Richard Allan, General Counsel & Company Secretary of Dialight plc