Renold plc announced the appointment of David Landless to the board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 9 January 2017. He was most recently Group Finance Director of Bodycote plc from 1999 until his retirement on 1 January 2017. David will become Chairman of the Audit Committee on completion of the Group's AGM on 19 July 2017 succeeding John Allkins who will step down after nine years in the role. John will continue as a Non-Executive Director until the conclusion of the 2018 AGM, facilitating a valuable handover period to David.