– UK, London – Spire Healthcare Group plc (LON: SPI), a leading independent hospital group in the UK, today announced the appointments of Paula Bobbett, Debbie White and Natalie Ceeney CBE to join its Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, respectively on 1 November 2022, 1 February 2023 and 1 May 2023.
“We are delighted that Paula, Debbie and Natalie have agreed to join Spire’s Board. The breadth of their expertise and experience will be a highly valuable addition to our Board and the Company,” said Board Chairman, Sir Ian Cheshire.
The company also announced that Adèle Anderson, Tony Bourne and Simon Rowlands will step down from the Board at the AGM in May 2023.
About Paula Bobbett
Paula Bobbett brings significant retail and digital commerce expertise and is currently Chief Digital Officer at Boots UK where she is leading the retailer’s digital transformation. Before joining Boots in 2020, Paula held senior roles at Dixons Carphone for over seven years, as Head of Online Experience and previously at Avon.
About Debbie White
Debbie White is a highly experienced PLC director and is currently the interim HR Director of BT Group Plc. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Interserve Group from 2017 to December 2019. She joined from Sodexo where she held various executive roles including Global CEO of Sodexo Healthcare and Sodexo Government.
About Natalie Ceeney CBE
Natalie Ceeney is a seasoned portfolio director with a large-scale general management background and experience in digitization, transformation, and regulation. She is a non-executive director of Anglian Water Services Limited, Openreach, Ford Credit Europe, and Liverpool Financial Services Ltd.
About Spire Healthcare
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom, with 39 private hospitals and eight clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.
Working in partnership with around 8,150 experienced Consultants, Spire Healthcare delivered tailored, personalized care to almost 870,000 in-patients and daycase patients in 2021, and is the leading private provider, by volume, of the knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom.
The Group’s well-located and scalable hospitals have delivered successful and award-winning clinical outcomes, positioning the Group well with patients, Consultants, the NHS, GPs and Private Medical Insurance providers. 98% of Spire Healthcare’s inspected hospitals and clinics are rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission or the equivalent in Scotland and Wales.
Spire Healthcare treats patients through a variety of routes including PMI, self-pay and the NHS, providing the Group with diversified access to the expected growth opportunities in the UK healthcare market, which faces significant supply challenges as a result of NHS budget constraints and increasing demand from a growing population with longer life expectancy.
For more information: https://www.spirehealthcare.com/
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