Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer

RNS Number : 7120X

Mediclinic International PLC

11 May 2016

 

Mediclinic International plc (the "Company")
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Company Number: 08338604
LSE Share Code: MDC

JSE Share Code: MEI
NSX Share Code: MEP

ISIN: GB00B8HX8Z88

11 May 2016

Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer

Mediclinic International Plc (the "Company" or "Mediclinic"), the leading international private hospital group, today announces that following an extensive recruitment process, Jurgens Myburgh has been appointed as Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer and will join the Company effective 1 August 2016. This follows the announcement on 23 February 2016 that Craig Tingle will seek early retirement as CFO from 15 June 2016. In the interim period, Mediclinic's qualified finance team will report into Danie Meintjes, CEO.

Petrus Jurgens Myburgh (40) is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and will join the Company from Datatec Limited, an international information and communications technology group, which operates in over 60 countries. Jurgens has been CFO at Datatec since 1 June 2014. Previously, he worked for The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited as Executive Vice President of Investment Banking. Jurgens holds a B.Comm (Hons) degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG (Johannesburg) in 2000.

Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Chairman of Mediclinic said

"We are pleased that Jurgens has agreed to join the Board of Mediclinic as CFO. We have known Jurgens for many years: when he was at Standard Bank he worked on a number of major Mediclinic corporate transactions and this has given him a valuable insight into the Company.

"His recent experience as the Chief Financial Officer at Datatec, a geographically diversified and dual listed international company, will position him well for his new role at Mediclinic."

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.

Registered address: 1^st Floor, 40 Dukes Place, London, EC3A 7NH, United Kingdom

Website: www.mediclinic.com

JSE sponsor: RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

NSX sponsor: Simonis Storm Securities (Pty) Ltd

Notes:

Mediclinic is the world's third largest listed acute hospital operator (outside of the United States), with three operating platforms in Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Its core purpose is to enhance the quality of life of patients by providing cost-effective acute care specialised hospital services. The group operates 73 hospitals and 34 clinics.

Mediclinic also holds a 29.9% interest in Spire Healthcare, a LSE listed and UK-based private healthcare group.

For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary

Victoria Dalby               

Capita Company Secretarial Services Limited

[phone]

UK:

Liz Morley /Aarti Iyer

Bell Pottinger

[phone]

South Africa:

Tertia Kruger

Mediclinic International

[phone]

 

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