Spirax-Sarco Engineering welcomes new CFO

By Tom Kilkelly

19 December 2023

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Cheltenham-based Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, the thermal energy management and fluid technology solutions Group, has announced the appointment of Louisa Burdett as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director.

Louise will start in July next year. She brings experience from previous stints as CFO of a range of companies including UK-listed Meggitt and Victrex.

She is currently Chief Financial Officer of Croda International Plc and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of RS Group plc.

Louise was appointed following the appointment of CFO Nimesh Patel to the position of CEO, a role he will begin in January 2024.

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Phil Scott will take up the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer with effect from 16 January 2024. Phil's current responsibilities include internal and external reporting, tax, treasury and pensions.

He joined the Group in 2021 with more than 20 years experience of leading senior finance teams in Ferguson plc and Vodafone Group plc.

Nimesh Patel said: "I am delighted that Louisa will be joining our Group next year. Her insights, borne off a long and successful career in some of the UK's leading industrial companies, as well as her strong values, will bring further strength and depth to the Group.

''I am really looking forward to working with Louisa, and our Executive Leadership colleagues, as we combine our respective knowledge, capabilities and energy to prepare for the opportunities we see ahead.

"Having worked closely with Phil, I appreciate his deep understanding of the Group and I am very pleased that he has agreed to act as CFO on an interim basis.

''Phil will support both the Board and the Executive Team from 16 January through to completion of an orderly handover to Louisa after our Half Year results."

By Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022.

During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan).

His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.