Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1998W

Assura Group Limited

26 January 2012

 



26 January 2012

Assura Group Limited ("Assura" or the "Company")

Directorate Changes

 Assura, the primary healthcare property group, announces a number of changes to the composition of its Board and Board Committees. 

On 3 January 2012, it was announced that David Richardson had been appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect and that David would be succeeding Peter Pichler as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at the end of January 2012 (RNS no. 8398U). Peter Pichler has now informed the Board that he has decided it is appropriate for him to step down from the Board and that he will retire at the Company's next year-end on 31 March 2012.

Clare Hollingsworth, Non-executive Director, has also indicated that she intends to step down from the Board and will retire in due course as a replacement is appointed.

 Simon Laffin, Non-executive Chairman of Assura, commented:

"We would like to thank both Peter and Clare for their many years of service to Assura and wish them well in the future."

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

Assura Group Limited Nigel Rawlings, Chief Executive Officer

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Cenkos Securities plc  Ian Soanes Adrian Hargrave

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Investec Bank plc Gary Clarence Patrick Robb Daniel Adams

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FTI Consulting Ben Atwell, Richard Sunderland Stephanie Cuthbert

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