Patrick De Smedt, former chair of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Asia, has joined Morgan Sindall as a non-executive director
An engineer by training, De Smedt is on the board of Belgian technology company, Option NV and the FTSE 250 polymers company, Victrex.
John Morgan, executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, said: 鈥淭he group and its shareholders have always been best served by a board with a broad range of skills and experience. Patrick鈥檚 appointment further enhances this range.鈥�
Howard Seymour, an analyst at Numis Securities, said: 鈥淚t looks pretty sensible to me. He has been around for a while and seems to be a well-rounded individual.鈥�
De Smedt started at Morgan Sindall on 1 December.
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