29 July 2022

Oxford Instruments plc

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company"), a leading provider of high technology products and systems for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Reshma Ramachandran as an Independent Non-Executive Director.  She will be joining the Board on 1 September 2022 and will become a member of the Company's audit and risk, nomination, remuneration and sustainability committees from the same date.

Reshma is currently the Senior Vice President & Group Head of Transformation at Adecco Group AG, a Swiss listed international talent solutions and advisory company. She holds a bachelors' and masters' degree in Technology and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. Additionally she holds a masters' degree in business administration from the S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, India. Reshma has over 20 years of experience. She is an engineer by background and has led large scale, multi-cultural teams and budgets as well as developing internal collaboration and customer focus. She has held senior roles at ABB Ltd, Alstom Power (a General Electric company) and Accenture Management Consulting.

Neil Carson, Chair of the Company, said: "We are delighted that Reshma will be joining the Oxford Instruments Board. Reshma's experience of working in multi-cultural teams and geographies combined with her strong engineering credentials and business acumen is an excellent fit in line with the Company's strategy and will complement the current mix of skills and experience on our Board."

Reshma does not own any shares in Oxford Instruments plc and there are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231

Enquiries:

Sarah Harvey

Company Secretary

+44 (0) 1865 393448