Directorate Change

RNS Number : 3604E

Plant Health Care PLC

09 May 2013

 



09 May 2013

PLANT HEALTH CARE PLC

("Plant Health Care" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Plant Health Care appoints Michael Higgins as Senior Independent Director

Plant Health Care (AIM / CISX: PHC.L), a leading provider of novel patent protected biological products to the global agriculture markets confirms that, further to the announcement of 26 March 2013, Mr Michael Higgins has today joined the Company as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Mr Higgins, aged 56, is currently non-executive Chairman of AIM quoted Ebiquity PLC and Deputy Chairman of the Quoted Companies Alliance. Michael also works with, and invests in, a number of early stage businesses.  Michael was a Senior Adviser at KPMG following ten years as a Partner. Prior to KPMG he was a Director at Charterhouse Bank, worked at Saudi International Bank and qualified as an accountant with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). 

Dr Christopher Richards, Chairman of Plant Health Care, commented: "I am very pleased to welcome Michael onto the Board. He brings a wealth of additional experience from which Plant Health Care will benefit. His long-standing involvement with AIM and growth companies will prove invaluable."

Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Mr Michael James Higgins' appointment as a Director of the Company other than as follows:

Michael James Higgins:

Current Directorships	Past Directorships
Ebiquity PLC (appointed 1 May 2006)	Bronze Health Community Interest Company 1
The Quoted Companies Alliance (appointed 7 October 2008)	Brown Health Community Interest Company 1
Charcoal Health Community Interest Company 2	Carnation Health Community Interest Company 1
	Cerise Health Community Interest Company 1
	Chestnut Health Community Interest Company 1
	Cobalt Health Community Interest Company 1
	Copper Health Community Interest Company 1
	Coral Health Community Interest Company 1
	Crimson Health Community Interest Company 1
	Ecru Health Community Interest Company 1
	Fuchsia Health Community Interest Company 1
	Grey Health Community Interest Company 1
	Holly Health Community Interest Company 1
	Indigo Health Community Interest Company 1
	Ivory Health Community Interest Company 1
	Jade Health Community Interest Company 1
	Lavender Health Community Interest Company 1
	Lemon Health Community Interest Company 1
	Lime Health Community Interest Company 1
	Magenta Health Community Interest Company 1
	Maroon Health Community Interest Company 1
	Olive Health Community Interest Company 1
	Orchid Health Community Interest Company 1
	Pearl Health Community Interest Company 1
	Peoples Health Trust (4 February 2008 until 21 April 2009)
	Pine Health Community Interest Company 1
	Purple Health Community Interest Company 1
	Sienna Health Community Interest Company 1
	Teal Health Community Interest Company 1
	Violet Health Community Interest Company 1
	Yellow Health Community Interest Company 1

¹ Director from incorporation on 14 May 2008 until dissolution on 26 October 2010

² Currently in process of solvent liquidation

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About Plant Health Care plc: Plant Health Care plc ("Plant Health Care") is a leading provider of novel patent protected biological products to the global agriculture markets.  The Company's ordinary shares have been quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange since July 2004 and listed on the Official List of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange ("CISX") since February 2010 (ticker symbol/mnemonic: PHC).

Further information is available at: www.planthealthcare.comor please contact:

Plant Health Care plc
Dr Chris Richards, Chairman	Tel: [phone]
Paul Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Stephen Weaver, Finance Director	Tel: [phone]
Nomura Code Securities	Tel: [phone]
Clare Terlouw / Chris Golden
Powerscourt	Tel: [phone]
Paul Durman / Nick Dibden / Sophie Moate

 

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