Elementis plc announced the appointment to the Board of Directors of Keith Hopkins.
    
Mr. Hopkins is chairman of Scapa Group plc and a non-executive director of British Vita plc. Previously, he has held the positions of group chief executive (1987-99) and chairman (1999-2001) of Croda International plc. Mr. Hopkins has also held the roles of non-executive director of Tate & Lyle plc since 1994 and was chairman of Ellis and Everard from 1999 until it was acquired by Vopak in 2001.
    
Jonathan Fry, the current chairman of Elementis plc, retired from the board in October, and it is intended that Mr. Hopkins would assume the role of chairman with effect from that date.
    
“We are delighted to welcome Keith Hopkins to the board of Elementis plc,” said Geoff Gaywood, chief executive of Elementis plc. “He brings with him a wealth of experience and insight specific to our industry, and is ideally suited to lead the board in the next phase of the development of Elementis as a leading global specialty chemical company.
    
“I would also like to pay tribute to the invaluable contribution Jonathan Fry has made as chairman of Elementis plc and previously as chairman of Harrisons & Crosfield, since joining the group in 1997. Jonathan’s outstanding leadership has guided Elementis from its creation through challenge and transformation in the past few years to a new threshold of development and growth. I am confident that Keith will enable us to build future success on the solid platform that Jonathan has helped to establish.”