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Babcock, the UK’s leading engineering support services company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Myles Lee as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 April 2015.  He will also serve on the Board’s Remuneration, Nominations and Audit & Risk Committees.

Myles Lee was Chief Executive Officer of CRH plc between 2009 and 2013.  Having joined CRH in 1982, he became Finance Director in 2003 after serving in a number of roles and management positions.  CRH is one of the world’s leading building materials companies with a business spanning 35 countries, including North America and Europe and with a growing presence in Asia.  CRH grew rapidly by acquisition outside its original domestic base in Ireland to become a FTSE 100, New York and Irish Stock Exchange listed company with revenue of c €19 billion in 2014.  Myles holds a degree in civil engineering and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Ingersoll Rand, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Babcock’s Chairman, Mike Turner, said: “We are very pleased that Myles has agreed to join us at Babcock.  I have no doubt that his background and experience in a company that has grown from one originally focused largely on a domestic market into a major international operator will be of great value to us.” 

There is no other information to disclose relating to Mr Lee under Listing Rule 9.6.13R