March 10/London/London Stock Exchange Aggregated Regulatory News Service (ARNS) -- Tate & Lyle PLC announced that Douglas Hurt has been appointed as a non-executive director.
Hurt is finance director of IMI plc, the listed international engineering group. Prior to joining IMI plc in 2006, he held a number of financial and operational roles, including U.S. and European senior management positions, at GlaxoSmithKline. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Sir Peter Gershon, Chairman of Tate & Lyle, said, "The board is delighted that Douglas has agreed to join us. His financial and business management experience will be of great benefit to the board."
From the March 29, 2010, Prepared Foods E-dition