– IRELAND, Dublin – Uniphar plc (LON: UPR | FRA: 0NR) today announced the appointment of Jim Gaul and Liz Hoctor to its Board as independent non-executive Directors, effective immediately.
“We are delighted to attract candidates of Jim Gaul and Liz Hoctor’s experience to the Uniphar Board. Each with over 30 years’ experience across the healthcare sector, Jim and Liz will add significantly to the depth and breadth of industry insights available to the Board and the senior management team in line with our growth strategy. On behalf of all our Directors, I would like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome Jim and Liz to the Board of Uniphar.” said Board Chairman, Maurice Pratt.
The Company also announced that Marie McConn is resigning from the Board with immediate effect and Padraic Staunton will resign from the Board at the next AGM. Both Marie and Padraic have played an invaluable role in driving the Board’s agenda and in shareholder communications during their time on the Board.
Maurice Prat added: “I would also like to personally thank Marie McConn and Padraic Staunton for the very significant contribution they have each made as Board members over the past decade. Their experience and expertise were a great support to the Board since their appointments in 2009, and we wish them both well for the future.”
About Jim Gaul
Jim Gaul is an experienced executive and non-executive director with a strong track record in financial management in multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare sector companies. He is a former CFO of Sanofi Ireland, with thirty years’ experience in companies across the healthcare value chain, from early stage/R&D pharma to patient-facing hospital services. Jim is also the former CFO of Mount Carmel Private Hospital. Jim is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in financial management, successful strategic business modeling, and achieving business growth. He has an interest and experience in the achievement of success through people and is an experienced change manager and mentor with a focus on building organizational structures to foster strong results and employee satisfaction. Jim is also an experienced board member with significant committee experience over the last twenty years on the Boards and Committees of Carraig Insurance Ltd, various Sanofi entities, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ireland.
Jim is currently a non-executive director of several OPKO Health subsidiaries.
About Liz Hoctor
Liz Hoctor is a qualified pharmacist with over thirty years’ practical business experience and over twenty years’ experience in advocacy and negotiation at both political and administrative levels of Government on behalf of the pharmacy profession. Liz was elected as President of the Irish Pharmacy Union from 2008-2010 and since 2013 has served as Professional Development and Learning Manager at the IPU. Liz owned and operated her own pharmacy from 1993 to 2005 in Mullingar. She has an in-depth understanding of the Irish, European, and International Healthcare Systems and an extensive interest and expertise in the area of quality assurance and patient safety.
About Uniphar plc
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Uniphar plc is an international diversified healthcare services business, servicing the requirements of more than 200 multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology manufacturers across three divisions – Commercial & Clinical, Product Access, and Supply Chain & Retail.
The Group has strong established relationships with 7 of the top 10 pharma companies and 6 of the top 10 medical device companies. With more than 2,500 colleagues, the Group is active in Ireland, the UK, the Benelux, the Nordics, and the US, delivering unlicensed and specialty medicine on a global basis.
The Group’s vision is to improve patient access to pharmaco-medical products and treatments by enhancing connectivity between manufacturers and healthcare stakeholders. Uniphar represents a strong combination of scale, growth, and profitability.
For more information : https://www.uniphar.ie/
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