Board Appointment

RNS Number : 5191X

CareCapital Group plc

25 June 2008

 

CARECAPITAL GROUP PLC

("CareCapital" or "the Company")

Board Appointment

CareCapital plc (AIM: CARE), the healthcare real estate developer and owner, announces that Margaret McDonagh has joined the Board of the Company as a Non Executive Director, with immediate effect.

During her varied and highly successful career to date, Ms Margaret McDonough BSc MA, 46, has held a range of senior positions within both public and private organisations. She is currently a Non Executive Director of both Standard Life plc, having been appointed to the Board in February 2007 following the company's demutualisation, and TBI Plc, a major airport owner in Europe and the Americas. Margaret was also a Director and Founder of BBM Consultants Ltd , and Chief Executive Officer of AM Creative Ltd, a talent management agency.

Prior to this, Margaret enjoyed an illustrious 15 year career with the Labour Party, which culminated in her becoming both the first female, and youngest ever General Secretary of the Party in 1998. She took up this post after having acted as General Election Coordination for Labour's landslide General Election victory in 1997. Margaret worked closely with the Prime Minister during the Party's first term and through its second landslide General Election victory in 2001. She is now a life peer in the House of Lords.

Commenting on the appointment, Paul Stacey, Managing of CareCapital said: "I am delighted to welcome Margaret to the company. She brings a wealth of experience and will undoubtedly be a great asset to the Board of CareCapital as we continue to grow the business and create value for shareholders."

For further information please visit www.carecapital.co.uk or contact:

Paul Stacey, Managing Director Shareen Courtney, Marketing	Lindsay Mair, Director - Corporate Finance	Simon Hudson,  Paul Youens, Paul Young
CareCapital Group Plc	Daniel Stewart & Company  plc	Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]	Tel: [phone]	Tel: [phone] or 07966 477256
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Additional Disclosures

Margaret  holds, or has held, the following directorships and partnerships within the past five years: 

Current directorships / partnerships:

TBI plc

AM Creative Ltd

Standard Life Plc

Past directorships / partnerships:

Newspapers Publishers Association Limited

Catz Club

BBM Consultants Limited

Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information to be disclosed under schedule two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

 

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