Invensys Rail strengthens senior team with major appointments

JULY 30, 2010/LONDON –Leading railway signalling and train control provider Invensys Rail is strengthening its senior team with the appointment of Graeme Charnock as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 26 July 2010.

Mr Charnock succeeds his highly regarded predecessor Geoff Campion, who has been CFO for seven years and is remaining with the company in his new role as Vice President Project Assurance. Graeme Charnock joins Invensys Rail from AMEC plc, where he was group controller and later Finance Director of a number of key divisions.

Invensys Rail President and CEO James Drummond says: "With heavyweight mergers and acquisitions experience combined with in-depth knowledge of overseas business, Graeme Charnock is a high-profile and important appointment for us. I am very pleased he has decided to join the Invensys Rail team."

Meanwhile, in his new role, Geoff Campion is set to bring his expertise and knowledge to bear on Invensys Rail's growing portfolio of major projects around the world, as well as bidding for major contracts in the future.

James Drummond paid tribute to Geoff Campion for his work, saying: "I must thank Geoff for his extraordinary level of commitment to both his role and the business in the time I have worked with him. I am delighted that we will continue to work together and that Geoff's very deep understanding of the business will remain available to us.”

Invensys Rail, a division of the global technology company Invensys plc, employs over 4,000 people and is operational in over 30 countries around the world delivering state of the art railway control and communication solutions.

For more information on Invensys Rail's systems and capabilities visit www.invensysrail.com