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George Kennedy was appointed as Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director on 1 September 2003. He was non-executive Chairman of Vernalis Group plc from May 2000. He was previously with Smiths Industries PLC from 1973 to 2000, where he was appointed to the board in 1983, becoming executive director and Chairman of the medical division. His other current appointments include Chairman of Eschmann Holdings Limited, a manufacturer of medical equipment; Chairman of E2V Technologies plc; Deputy Chairman of Spacelabs Healthcare Inc and non-executive director of Isotron PLC. His previous appointments include non-executive Chairman of Carclo PLC; Chairman of the Inprint Group, a privately-held specialist printing company and from August 2000 to December 2003 he was Chairman of the Trade Advisory Group for Africa and the Middle East. He was awarded a CBE in 1997 for services to the healthcare industry and exports. | 