MELKSHAM, U.K.—Avon Protection P.L.C. has appointed Jos Sclater as CEO with effect on Jan. 16, 2023.
Sclater joins Avon Protection from Ultra Electronics P.L.C., where he served as group chief financial officer for the past three years.
In that role, he led "a broad-based transformation program" focused on improving growth and efficiency, Avon said in a, Oct. 17 news release.
Sclater also had group-wide responsibility for finance, treasury, IT, procurement, transformation, continuous improvement and risk functions.
He also had direct oversight of Ultra's forensic technology and energy businesses.
Prior to this, he was group CFO at Castrol Lubricants and, before that, spent seven years at GKN P.L.C. as group CFO and director of corporate finance and strategy.
