Solid State plc Announces Appointment of Peter Owen James as Group Finance Director

Solid State plc is a United Kingdom-based specialist value-added component supplier and design-in manufacturer of computing, power, and communications products. The Company operates through two divisions: Components and Systems. The Systems division has capabilities in the design, manufacture, supply and through life support of high-performance systems. The Components division's business provides products and services in three areas: own brand manufactured components, franchised components, and the provision of value-added services such as sourcing and obsolescence management. The Company has particular expertise in industrial and ruggedized computing, displays, battery power solutions, communications including antennas and secure radio systems, electrical and electronic components. It serves specialist markets with high barriers to entry in industrial, defense and security, transportation, medical and energy. Its subsidiaries include Solid State Supplies Limited and Steatite Limited.