Power and data cables maker Volex has appointed financier Nathaniel Rothschild as executive chairman with immediate effect.

The company said its non-executive directors decided the role of chairman and chief executive should be combined into an executive chairman position after a review of the board.

Volex added that interim chief executive Geraint Anderson and non-executive director Karen Slatford had resigned.

The company, which designs and makes power cables for electronic devices, also said it would not be necessary to appoint a group CEO.