Mediclinic International appoints Steve Weiner to its Board as Independent Director

– SOUTH AFRICA, Stellenbosch –  Mediclinic International plc (LON: MDC), a leading diversified international private healthcare services group, today announced the appointment of Steve Weiner to its Board as an independent non-executive director effective from 22 July 2020.

He will also be joining the Audit and Risk and Clinical Performance and Sustainability committees.

“The Board is delighted to welcome Steve as an independent non-executive director of the Company, following a rigorous and thorough search process. He brings significant healthcare and international consumer goods experience in executive and non-executive finance and business transformation leadership roles in large, complex organisations in developed and developing markets. I am sure he will be a great addition to our Board of Directors.” said Chair-Designate, Dame Inga Beale.

About Steve Weiner

Mr Weiner is currently a non-executive director of Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, where he chairs the Transformation and Major Programmes Committee; is a member of the Strategy and Partnerships committee; and a member of the Audit Committee, which he chaired from 2014 to 2018. He is also a non-executive director and a member of the Finance and Commercial Committee of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of London’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals. Prior to this, Mr Weiner spent most of his career in finance with the international consumer goods group Unilever, most recently as Group Controller responsible for performance management, accounting, reporting and control. He was also a member of Unilever’s Global Finance Leadership Team, working closely with the group’s board and Audit Committee.

Steve Weiner, independent non-executive director, commented: “It gives me great pleasure to be joining the Board of Directors at Mediclinic. I have been impressed with the way the Group continues to adapt to the evolving healthcare landscape, creating opportunities across the continuum of care for the benefit of patients. I believe my broad expertise in the sector can support the advancement of this and other key strategic goals in the future.”

Mr Weiner holds a Masters in Finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Management from Rutgers University.

About Mediclinic International plc

Mediclinic is a diversified international private healthcare services group, established in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group’s core purpose is to enhance the quality of life.

Its vision is to be the partner of choice that people trust for all their healthcare needs.

Mediclinic is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

At 1 July 2020, Mediclinic comprised 76 hospitals, eight sub-acute and specialised hospitals, 15-day case clinics and 18 outpatient clinics. Hirslanden operated 17 hospitals and three-day case clinics in Switzerland with more than 1 800 inpatient beds; Mediclinic Southern Africa operations included 52 hospitals, eight sub-acute and specialised hospitals and 10-day case clinics across South Africa, and more than 8 700 inpatient beds; and Mediclinic Middle East operated seven hospitals, two-day case clinics and 18 outpatient clinics with more than 900 inpatient beds in the UAE.

The Company’s primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom, with secondary listings on the JSE Ltd in South Africa and the Namibian Stock Exchange in Namibia.

Mediclinic also holds a 29.9% interest in Spire Healthcare Group plc, a leading private healthcare group based in the United Kingdom and listed on the LSE.

For more information: https://www.mediclinic.com/en

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