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GENERAL: FPH: FPH announces second Future Director appointment
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare announces second Future Directors appointment
Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 2015 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Corporation Limited (NZSX:FPH, ASX:FPH) announced today that it has selected
Nicky Bell as its second participant in the Future Directors programme.
Ms Bell is currently CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, which she joined in 2010 after
10 years in New York as a Worldwide Managing Director at Ogilvy across many
iconic brands. She is also a board member of the Communication Agencies
Association of New Zealand, the Middlemore Foundation for Health Innovation,
a member of the Global Women organisation and is an alumni of the Stanford
University Graduate Business School.
This is the second appointment by the company under the Future Directors
programme, following the very successful "Future Directorship" of Franceska
Banga over the past year.
The Future Directors programme is run by the Institute of Directors and
exposes talented executives with an interest in governance to a company board
for a year. Founded in 2013 by Sir Stephen Tindall, Michael Stiassny
(President, Institute of Directors) and Des Hunt (New Zealand Shareholders
Association), the initiative is aimed at developing the next generation of
New Zealand governance talent. Participants in the programme are assigned a
mentor and attend board meetings where they participate in discussions, but
are not involved in decision making.
Tony Carter, Chairman of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare said, "The Future
Directors programme is an excellent initiative and we are committed to
supporting up and coming directors. The company has benefited from the
significant contribution Franceska has made over the past year and we are
looking forward to Nicky contributing to our board discussions in 2016. We
believe her experience with many global brands will be a real asset."
Ms Bell is excited by the opportunity to contribute to the company and is
looking forward to bringing her international experience to the board. Ms
Bell said, "Participating in this programme with a board and company of the
calibre of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and within an industry that I'm
passionate about is a fantastic opportunity. I'm very much looking forward to
it."
Ms Bell will take up her role with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on 1 February
2016 for a 12 month term.
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