Carclo plc announced that Eric Hutchinson has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Board with effect from 7 January 2021. Following graduation Eric qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant and spent his early career in advisory and industrial roles before joining Spirent Communication plc the London listed Data Communications specialist. At Spirent he spent thirteen years as CFO and then six years as CEO before retiring in 2020 during which time he oversaw the transformation of the business and a significant strengthening of its balance sheet. It is expected that Eric will take over as Chairman of the Audit Committee following a suitable handover with Peter Slabbert, the current Audit Committee Chairman. Peter will step down from the Board on 31 March 2021.