Tristel plc announced that Dr Bruno Holthof will take over the role of Non-Executive Chairman at the Company's forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Dr Holthof joined the Board of Tristel in February 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Having spent ten months familiarising himself with the Company he will take over the position of Non-Executive Chairman from Paul Barnes at the 2019 AGM. Paul Barnes has provided interim cover in the role, after Francisco Soler stepped down in December 2018. Paul Barnes will remain a Non-Executive Director of the Company. The Board will now begin the search for a third Independent Non-Executive Director to maintain an appropriate balance between executive and non-executive directors as detailed in the QCA guidelines on Board composition.