Barcelona, July 22nd of 2016 - Applus Services, S.A. (“Applus+”), one of the world’s
leading companies in Testing, Inspection and Certification, today announces the
appointment with immediate effect of two new directors to the Board.
Ms Cristina Henriquez de Luna has been appointed as a non-executive independent
director and a member of the Audit Committee and Mr Scott Cobb is appointed as a nonexecutive
proprietary director.
Ms Henriquez de Luna is the President and Managing Director Spain and Head of the Iberia and Israel Cluster at GlaxoSmithKline where she has benefited from an extensive career in international markets in both commercial and finance roles. Previous to this, Ms Henriquez de Luna was at Procter & Gamble in Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and Peru in a variety of senior finance positions including 12 years of direct Latin American management. She graduated from ICADE in Madrid with a Bachelor of Economics.
Mr Cobb is a Managing Partner for Southeastern Concentrated Value, Head of Europe for Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. and a portfolio manager for the Longleaf International Fund. Southeastern is the largest shareholder in Applus following the recent acquisition of over 15% of the shares. Mr. Cobb holds a B.A. in History from the University of Memphis and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis, Missouri.
Chris Cole, Chairman of Applus+, said: “I am delighted that Cristina and Scott are joining our Board. They each bring with them different experience, skills and perspectives that will be a welcome addition and I am confident that Applus will benefit from their presence.”
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 Press reléase all types of industries to ensure that their assets and products meet quality, health & safety and environmental standards and regulations.
Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, Applus+ operates in more than 70 countries and employs 18,700 people. Applus+ operates through four global divisions, all of which operate under the Applus+ brand name. For the full year of 2015, Applus+ recorded revenue of €1,702 million and adjusted operating profit of €162.2 million.
Applus+ is listed on the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia stock exchanges.
The total number of shares is 130,016,755.
ISIN: ES0105022000
Symbol: APPS-MC