Telit Communications PLC has appointed Richard Kilsby as non-executive Chairman with immediate effect and made a number of other board changes. Simon Duffy has been appointed the senior independent non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, with immediate effect. Yosi Fait, who has been interim Chief Executive since August, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Yariv Dafna, currently Chief Operating Officer, joins the Board as Finance Director, both with immediate effect.

Enrico Testa is stepping down as Chairman but will remain on the Board as an executive director. Davidi Gilo, non-executive director, will step down from the Board on 31 December 2017. The Board continues to consider other candidates to strengthen it further.

Richard Kilsby has held non-executive and executive roles in both listed and unlisted companies in industries ranging from financial services to technology. Most recently, he was non-executive Chairman of 888 Holdings Plc for 10 years. He has also been a non-executive director at Tullet Prebon, Impact Holdings Plc and Collins Stewart plc and has acted as an Independent Monitor for the SEC.

Simon Duffy has also held a number of non-executive and executive roles in both listed and unlisted companies across a number of industries. His current directorships include Millicom International Cellular, Wizz Air Holdings Plc and Oger Telecom Ltd. His previous roles have included: non-executive Director of Imperial Brands Plc; Executive Chairman of Tradus Plc; Executive Vice Chairman of Virgin Media Group; CFO of Orange SA; Chief Executive of End2End Holdings AS; Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive WorldOnline International BV; and Deputy Chairman and Group Finance Director at Thorn EMI Plc. Yosi Fait joined Telit initially as part time Chairman of the Israel operation in 2007 and subsequently as Finance Director in 2011.

He also has led the development of the Group's rapidly growing IoT services division. Prior to joining Telit, Yosi was involved in a range of businesses in executive and owner-operating roles, in property and metal & chemical manufacturing. Before that he was Chief Executive of Alony Industries.

Yariv Dafna has been Telit's Corporate Development Officer for the last five years and COO for the last two leading, amongst other activities, the Group's M&A activities. Before that he was the Group's CFO for five years. Prior to that, he was for four years Corporate Controller and Finance Manager of Dai Telecom Ltd.