Gooch & Housego PLC Sales and Marketing drive

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Gooch & Housego PLC

11 June 2013

 
 For immediate release   11 June 2013 
 

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

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Sales and Marketing drive

Gooch & Housego PLC, the specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, today announces a significant re-focussing of their Sales, Business Development and Marketing activities with the appointment of Jon Fowler as Executive VP of Commercial Development.

By leveraging the Company's excellence in materials and components Gooch & Housego is progressively making the transition from components supplier to solutions provider. This newly created senior role, which reports directly to CEO Gareth Jones, is intended to focus Group Sales & Marketing activities toward further growth and to support the Company's move towards additional value added business.

Jon most recently served G&H as head of the Acousto-Optics and Electro-Optics business unit. He brings three decades of applicable market experience and a working knowledge of many of G&H's most significant applications and customers.

Gareth Jones, CEO commented:

"I am delighted to announce Jon's appointment as the newly created Executive VP of Commercial Development. This is an important step for Gooch & Housego and demonstrates our strategy to develop new markets and focus on value added business. "

 
 For further information 
  contact: - 
 Gareth Jones / Andrew Boteler    Gooch & Housego PLC     01460 256440 
 Tim Thompson / Gabriella 
  Clinkard                        Buchanan               020 7466 5000 
 Patrick Robb / James Grace       Investec Bank plc      020 7597 5970 
 

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