Applus+ appointment of new directors to the Board

The Board has been conducting a selection process to appoint two new independent directors. Today, Ms. María José Esteruelas Aguirre has been appointed with immediate effect as a Non-Executive Independent Director and the Board continues the process for an additional independent director.  Furthermore, the Board has decided to propose the appointment of Mr. Joan Amigó i Casas as an Executive Director at the next shareholders Meeting together with an increase in the maximum number of board seats.

Ms Esteruelas is Vice President America at Abengoa, the Spanish energy and environmental infrastructure company, leading all the subsidiaries of the region. She joined Abengoa in 1997 and her previous position was as Chief Executive Officer of the Power Division and Executive Vice President of Latin America. Ms Esteruelas has a degree in Industrial Electrical Engineering from ICAI (Madrid).

Mr Amigo is the Chief Financial Officer of Applus+, a role he has had since 2007. Before this he was Vice President for Financial Planning and Control at Sara Lee Bakery European Division after joining Bimbo in 1994. He started his career with Price Waterhouse Coopers in 1991 and holds a degree in Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

 
Chris Cole, Chairman of Applus+, said:

“I am delighted that María José has joined our Board. Her business knowledge and international experience will be of benefit to the Group. I am also very pleased to see Joan has agreed to join our Board as his contribution to the financial management and understanding and strategic direction of the Group have been invaluable.”

The appointment of Ms Esteruelas will be submitted for ratification at the next shareholders’ Meeting of Applus which is expected to be the Annual General Meeting in Madrid on 30 May 2019 and in addition the proposal to increase the number of Directors on the Board and subsequently to appoint Mr Amigo will be made.

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About Applus+ Group

Applus+ is one of the world’s leading and most innovative companies in the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector. It provides solutions for customers in all types of industries to ensure that their assets and products meet quality, health & safety and environmental standards and regulations. 

Headquartered in Spain, Applus+ operates in more than 70 countries and employs 20,700 people. Applus+ operates through four global divisions, all of which operate under the Applus+ brand name.  For the full year of 2017, Applus+ recorded revenue of €1,583 million and adjusted operating profit of €143 million.

Applus+ is listed on the Spanish stock exchanges (Mercado Continuo). The total number of shares is 143,018,430.

ISIN: ES0105022000
Symbol: APPS-MC