# IQE appoints Mark Cubitt as an independent Non-executive Director and Chair-elect

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/iqe-appoints-mark-cubitt-as-an-independent-non-executive-director-and-chair-elect/4121174019
- Published: 2024-10-08T07:12:52+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**IQE plc** (LON:IQE), the leading global supplier of compound semiconductor wafer
products and advanced material solutions, has announce the appointment of Mark Cubitt
to IQE’s Board of Directors as an independent Non-executive Director and Chair-elect.
Mark will join the Board as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect and is
expected to take over as Chair in H1 2025 following a period of transition with 
the current Chair, Phil Smith. Phil will step down from the Board upon Mark assuming
the chairmanship having served on the Board nearly nine years, including five years
as Chair.

Mark has significant experience serving in senior Non-executive and Chair roles 
across AIM-listed technology businesses. He is currently Non-executive Chairman 
of Concurrent Technologies plc, a manufacturer of embedded processor solutions, 
and Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, a provider of cloud computing services for 
capital markets infrastructure.  Mark has also held a range of senior financial 
roles within the technology manufacturing sector, including over seven years as 
CFO of Wolfson Microelectronics plc, a global leader in the supply of semiconductor
chips for the digital consumer market.

**Phil Smith, Chairman of IQE, commented:**

“_I am delighted to welcome Mark to the Board of IQE. Mark brings a wealth of expertise
to the Company, with a deep knowledge of the technology sector and significant Board-
level experience working with AIM-listed businesses. I look forward to working with
Mark and I am confident that IQE will be in good hands when he assumes the role 
as Chair.”_

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