Proteome Sciences announced the appointment of Roger Steven McDowell to the Board of the company as a non-executive Director with immediate effect. He was Managing Director of Oliver Ashworth for eighteen years before its sale to St. Gobain.

He is currently the Chairman or a non-executive director of seven listed companies, namely Avingtrans plc, Servelec Group plc, Renovo plc, Alkane Energy plc, Swallowfield plc, IS Solutions plc and Augean plc. At the AGM, held on 30 June 2014, it was announced that Steve Harris, the Chairman, was proposing to retire and he has now formally stepped down as a director. The CEO, Christopher Pearce, has been appointed Executive Chairman.