Gooch & Housego PLC announced that Susan Searle has been appointed to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 3 April 2023. Upon appointment, Susan will become a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the G&H Board. Susan was a founder of Touchstone Innovations plc, and formerly its CEO.

She has served on a variety of private and quoted company boards in engineering, healthcare and advanced materials, and held a variety of commercial and business development roles with Shell Chemicals, the Bank of Nova Scotia, Montech (Australia), and Signet Group plc. Previously Susan was the Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Horizon Discovery Group plc, and Chair of Mercia Asset Management plc and Schroder UK Public Private Trust plc. Susan is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Qinetiq Group plc, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Benchmark Holdings plc, and Chair of Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited.