Hardide plc announces the appointment of Matthew Hamblin to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Matt will also become a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee. Until recently he was Chief Executive Officer at Keronite, an advanced coatings and surface treatment company, where he led its growth into profitability and its subsequent sale to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation in November 2022.

Matt has prior experience in a variety of sales and commercial leadership roles and has recently worked with Hardide as an external consultant to identify opportunities and initiatives for accelerating revenue growth, a number of which are already being implemented. He is currently Commercial Vice President of Nyobolt, a high-performance battery and charging technology company.