21 April 2015
G4S PLC
APPOINTMENT OF NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
G4S plc, the world's leading global integrated security company, today announces the appointment of John Daly as a non-executive director of its board with effect from 5 June 2015.
Commenting on the new appointment, John Connolly, G4S chairman said:
"I am delighted to welcome John Daly to the board. His wide ranging experience of running large businesses in developing markets in general and Asia and the Middle East in particular, will be invaluable and will help to strengthen the international perspective of the board."
Biography:
John Patrick Daly
After an early career in sales and marketing with Schering-Plough, Pennwalt Corporation, Bristol-Myers Pharmaceuticals and John & Johnson, John joined British American Tobacco (BAT) in 1994. He held various executive leadership positions at BAT over the course of 20 years in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. His most recent positions at BAT were Chief Operating Officer (from 2010 to 2014) and Regional Director for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong (from 2004 to 2010). John remains a director of Reynolds American Inc., a US public company listed on the New York stock exchange in which BAT has a 42% shareholding.
In addition to Reynolds American Inc., John is also a non-executive director of Wolseley plc and Britvic plc.
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Notes to Editors:
G4S is the leading global, integrated security company, specialising in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Our mission is to create material, sustainable value for our customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all of our markets.
G4S is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S is active in over 110 countries and has 623,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.