Low & Bonar plc announced the appointment of Philip de Klerk as Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 March 2018. Philip will succeed Trudy Schoolenberg who was appointed Interim Group Chief Executive Officer on 20 December 2017. After handing over to Philip, Trudy has agreed to lead the restructuring of the global supply chain to ensure it meets the needs of the future organisational structure. She will revert to being a Non-Executive Director at the end of April 2018.