Ultra Electronics Holdings plc announced the appointment of Simon Pryce as its Chief Executive Officer. He will join the Group and its Board on 18 June 2018. Simon was Group Chief Executive Officer of BBA Aviation plc ("BBA") from 2007 to 2017. Simon is a non-executive director of Electrocomponents plc. Prior to joining BBA Aviation, he held a number of international finance and management roles at GKN plc, and previously worked at JP Morgan and Lazards in London and New York. He is a chartered accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Douglas Caster, who assumed the role of Executive Chairman in November 2017 at the request of the Board, will revert to being non-executive Chairman on 18 June 2018.