Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 6620D

Alliance Pharma PLC

01 April 2014

 



1 April 2014

 

ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC

("Alliance" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Alliance Pharma plc ("Alliance" or the "Company"), the specialty pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Cook as an independent Non-executive Director of the Company, effective 1 April 2014.

David is currently Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer of Biotie Therapies Inc, a drug development company quoted in Helsinki on the NASDAQ OMX market. He has previously held senior financial positions with Jazz Pharmaceuticals Limited, EUSA Pharma Inc and Cephalon Inc.

David qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers after graduating in chemistry at the University of Oxford. It is intended that he will be appointed Chair of Alliance's Audit Committee on the retirement of Michael Gatenby.

Commenting on the appointment, Michael Gatenby, Chairman of Alliance, said: "We welcome David to the Board of Alliance. His extensive knowledge and experience of the pharmaceutical industry makes him a strong addition to the Board. His particular career focus on acquisitions and finance should provide valuable insights to support the Company's strategy."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. David John Cook, age 46 years, has been a director of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

Current directorships	Past directorships
Biotie Therapies Inc	EUSA Pharma SAS EUSA Pharma Holding SAS EUSA Pharma (Europe) Limited EUSA Pharma (Europe) UK Limited EUSA Pharma (UK) Limited EUSA Pharma Limited Orphan Pharma International Limited EUSA Pharma BV EUSA Pharma GmbH EUSA Pharma (Gibraltar) Limited EUSA Pharma (USA) Inc. (now called Jazz Pharmaceuticals (EUSA Pharma USA) Inc.) Prostagen, Inc. Cytogen Acquisition Corp. AxCell Biosciences Corporation

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 For further information:

Alliance Pharma plc	+ 44 (0) 1249 466966
John Dawson, Chief Executive
Richard Wright, Finance Director
Buchanan	+ 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles
Numis Securities Limited	+ 44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Nominated Adviser: Michael Meade / Oliver Cardigan
Corporate Broking: David Poutney

Notes to editors:

About Alliance

Alliance, founded in 1998, is an AIM listed speciality pharmaceutical company based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. The Company has a strong track record of acquiring the rights to established niche products and owns or licenses the rights to more than 60 pharmaceutical products and continues to explore opportunities to expand the range.

Alliance joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2003 and trades under the symbol APH.

 

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