Halma plc
("Halma" or "Company")
Directorate Change
Halma, the FTSE 100 global group of life-saving technology companies, today announces the appointment of Barbara Thoralfsson as an independent non-executive Director, with effect from 16 June 2025. Barbara will also be a member of Halma's Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
Barbara brings extensive international experience from her executive and non-executive positions in public and private companies across numerous sectors, including industrial, telecommunications and technology. She is entrepreneurial and deeply passionate about sustainability, having founded Fleming Industrier AS, owner of the largest recycler of plastic waste in the Nordics. Barbara is non-executive Chair at Exclusive Networks SA, where she is leading the sale to a private equity consortium, and previously served as an Industrial Advisor to EQT Private Equity Partners.
Following her early career within the FMCG industry in the USA and Scandinavia, Barbara moved into the telecommunications industry, where she served as CEO of NETCOM ASA, Norway's second largest mobile network operator at that time. Her non-executive career spans 20 years and included Tandberg ASA, a leading global supplier of video conferencing systems, Telenor ASA, a leading mobile operator in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, Electrolux AB, Cable & Wireless Plc and Colart International Holdings (latterly as Chair). Barbara served as a non-executive director at security services group, G4S plc which was a constituent of the FTSE 250.
Barbara serves as a non-executive director on the boards of SCA AB, Hilti AG and Essity AB. She is a member of the Advisory Council for SB1 Markets.
Dame Louise Makin, Chair, commented:
"I am delighted that Barbara is joining the Halma Board. Her range of executive and non-executive experience, in both public and private companies, along with her entrepreneurial perspective, will be most valuable to the Board."
There are no further details to be disclosed for Barbara Thoralfsson under Listing Rule 6.4.8R.
For further information, please contact:
| Halma plc | |
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| Marc Ronchetti, Group Chief Executive | +44 (0)1494 721 111 |
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| Steve Gunning, Chief Financial Officer | |
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| Charles King, Head of Investor Relations | +44 (0)7776 685948 |
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| MHP Oliver Hughes/Rachel Farrington/Ollie Hoare |
+44 (0)20 3128 8100 +44 (0)7817 458 804 halma@mhpgroup.com | |
A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its website: www.halma.com
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