Acal appoints Jeremy Morcom as M&A director

International customised electronics supplier Acal announced the appointment of Jeremy Morcom as group mergers and acquisitions director on Monday.

The London-listed firm said Morcom would join Acal on 13 March in the newly-created role to accelerate the group's M&A activity in line with its established strategy of growing its design and manufacturing division by acquiring high quality, complementary businesses.

It said Morcom holds extensive experience in acquisitions and disposals, with over a decade spent in investment banking, overseeing more than 40 transactions during the course of his career in industry, including leading M&A programmes at FTSE 250 businesses Spectris and Invensys.

In his capacity as M&A director, Morcom would be responsible for the leadership and delivery of the group's acquisition strategy, including pipeline development, deal management and integration planning.

The board confirmed he will become a member of the group executive committee.

“We are pleased to welcome Jeremy to Acal in this newly created role,” said group chief executive Nick Jefferies/

“Jeremy brings valuable M&A experience to the group at an exciting time for the business and I look forward to working closely with him as we continue our strategy to build a highly differentiated, international electronics business."