Specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey has appointed a new Group Finance Director to replace Robert MacLeod, who was recently promoted to the role of Chief Executive.

New board member Den Jones has 13 years of senior and board level experience with FTSE-100 listed BG Group, where he has held a series of senior roles both in the business and at group level. 48-year-old Jones will join the board on June 5th.

MacLeod said: "I am delighted that Den will be joining Johnson Matthey in June and I am looking forward to working with him. His experience of working in a large diverse global company within an engineering and operations environment complements Johnson Matthey's business well and will enable him to make an immediate contribution."

Jones added that he was "looking forward to working with [...] the team to build on the group's success and develop further opportunities for continued growth".

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