By Anthony O. Goriainoff
Croda International PLC said Monday that Group Finance Director Jez Maiden will retire in 2023 and Louisa Burdett has been appointed as his successor and will join the board on Jan. 1.
The London-listed specialty chemicals company said Ms. Burdett will succeed Mr. Maiden on March 13, and that he will step down from the board on April 26 and retire on May 31.
Ms. Burdett has more than 10 years experience leading finance functions for U.K.-listed companies, and was until recently chief financial officer at Meggitt PLC. Ms. Burdett has also held CFO positions at Optos PLC, Financial Times Group Ltd., GE Healthcare and CHEP Europe.
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