Bodycote plc announced the appointment of Beatriz García-Cos Muntañola as Non-Executive Director effective 1 September 2023. She will become a member of the Remuneration, Nomination and Audit committees of the Board. Beatriz is an experienced international public company Chief Financial Officer working for Ferroglobe PLC.

She has diverse international and sector experience with extensive experience in capital markets. She has a Master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Barcelona and began her career at Audigest, Spain, before moving to PPG Industries, Spain. She spent several years at Vestas Wind Systems in Spain and then at Trafigura in Switzerland.

From 2016 to 2018 Beatriz was CFO of Bekaert in Belgium, and was appointed CFO of Ferroglobe PLC in 2019, based in the UK. She was also a Non-Executive Director of Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group in the UK from 2016 to 2018.