News Release
London, 9 October 2014
For immediate release
Smiths Group names Smiths Interconnect President
Smiths Group plc today confirmed Roland Carter as President of Smiths Interconnect following his interim appointment to the role six months ago. The change takes immediate effect.
Carter, 47, was previously managing director of the Connectors business unit of Smiths Interconnect for almost 10 years. Before that he held a number of senior international posts in Smiths Medical, encompassing design, operations and project management.
Smiths Chief Executive Philip Bowman said: "Roland undertook the leadership role after a difficult three years for Interconnect and has helped restore growth both in revenue and underlying profits. Maintaining this momentum in difficult trading remains a priority as the business is rebalanced towards faster-growing markets over the long term. Roland's effective mix of strong engineering and commercial skills equips him well for the task."
Carter, who holds degrees in mechanical engineering and electronics, joined Smiths Industries in 1987 on an engineering sponsorship.
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Smiths Group
Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange (SMIN) and operates a sponsored level one ADR programme (SMGZY). A world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies, Smiths Group delivers products and services for the threat & contraband detection, medical devices, energy and communications markets worldwide. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group employs around 23,000 people in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.
Smiths Interconnect
Smiths Interconnect, part of Smiths Group, is a leader in technically differentiated electronic and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical systems for the wireless telecommunications, aerospace, defence, space, data centres, medical, rail, test and industrial markets. It is divided into three Business Units: Smiths Connectors, Smiths Microwave and Smiths Power.
