Cobham plc announced the appointment of John McAdam as a Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director, effective from 3 August 2017. He will also become a member of the Board's Remuneration and Nomination Committees. John is currently Chairman at Rentokil Initial plc and United Utilities Group plc, roles he has held since 2008. He is also Senior Independent Director for Electra Private Equity PLC, a London Stock Exchange listed investment trust. Prior to this, he held a number of Non-executive Director appointments at companies including Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, J Sainsbury plc, Sara Lee Inc. and Severn Trent Plc.