Lydian International Ltd. announced that the previously announced appointment of Howard H.J. Stevenson as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer will be effective as of February 24, 2014. Mr. Stevenson, who will also become a director of the company upon taking up his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, will succeed Dr. Timothy Coughlin, who will retire from these positions and continue to serve as a director of the company in a non-executive capacity.