Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

RNS Number : 7490W

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

31 January 2013

 

Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Dechra^® Pharmaceuticals PLC

("Dechra" or "the Group") 

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Dechra is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne-Francoise Nesmes as Chief Financial Officer. She will join the Group and the Board on 22 April 2013. 

Anne-Francoise, a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, joins from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where she has worked since 1997. At GSK she held a number of finance roles, currently as Senior Vice-President, Finance, of Vaccines based in Belgium. With GSK, Anne-Francoise has developed her experience in a variety of roles including internal audit, corporate planning, commercial finance and between 2003 and 2006 was Vice-President Finance Controller for Europe.  

Prior to joining GSK Anne-Francoise had finance roles with John Crane, Tetra Pak, ADP and Caterpillar UK. Anne-Francoise is a French national, holds an MBA from Henley Management College and a Master in Management Sciences from Grenoble Business School. Anne-Francoise started her career in the UK before moving to Belgium, Sweden, and the US. She will relocate to the UK on taking up her position with the Group.

Commenting on the appointment, Mike Redmond, Chairman of Dechra said:

"We are delighted that Anne-Francoise is joining Dechra.  She is a high calibre finance professional who also has valuable international, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and commercial experience. She will be a welcome addition to the Executive Team.

I, and the rest of the Board, look forward to working with Anne-Francoise to continue to progress our strategy of delivering a high growth, cash generative, specialist veterinary products business."

There are no other matters which require to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules in respect of this appointment.

Enquiries:
Ian Page, Chief Executive	Fiona Tooley, Director
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC	Tooley Street Communications Limited
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www.dechra.com

About Dechra

Dechra is an international veterinary pharmaceutical business.  Its expertise is in the development, manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. Dechra's business is unique as the majority of its products are used to treat medical conditions for which there is no other effective solution or have a clinical or dosing advantage over competitor products.  For more information please visit: www.dechra.com

Trademarks appear throughout this release in italics.  Dechra and the Dechra 'D' logo are registered Trademarks of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

 

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