The troubled banknote printer De La Rue risks further friction with an activist shareholder after it picked the former chairman of Dignity funerals as the next head of its board.Clive Whiley, who is currently also the chairman of Mothercare, has been appointed to the London-listed group with immedia
Crystal Amber, which owns 10% of De La Rue, said leading shareholders were pushing the board to hire billionaire Nat Rothschild (pictured) as chairman.
Power and data transmission products manufacturer Volex announced a major new contract win on Thursday, with an unnamed “leading global North America-based” automotive manufacturer.