Mark Fishler will be based at
CMC's headquarters in London, and will relocate from the US to
take up this new appointment.
Mark Fishler succeeds Chris Clark
who has been Chief Executive of CMC since it was established
in July 1994. Mr Clark, who was recently appointed Chief Operating
Officer, Johnson Matthey plc, becomes Chairman of CMC in succession
to Richard Oster. Stephen Howard, Joint Group Managing Director,
Cookson Group plc, is appointed Deputy Chairman, CMC, also with
effect from 1 October.
Also joining CMC as Finance Director
will be Michael Roller who is currently Group Corporate Development
Manager at Johnson Matthey.
Commenting on the changes David
Davies, Chairman and Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey, said:
"The appointment of Mark Fishler
as Chief Executive, reporting to Chris Clark as Chairman, will
ensure that the company continues to progress towards its goal
of world leadership in the ceramic supplies business."
Richard Oster, Chief Executive
of Cookson Group plc, said:
"These changes represent the
next phase in the development of CMC as an important international
company. CMC has made excellent progress since its establishment
two years ago and there are now sound foundations upon which
we expect the new CEO to build."
