Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 1583B

Totally PLC

05 October 2015

 

5 October 2015

Totally plc

("Totally", "the Company" or "the Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Board of Totally (AIM: TLY), the provider of a range of services to the healthcare sector, announces that Tony Bourne has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Tony Bourne is currently a non-executive director of Barchester, one of the UK's largest operators of residential care homes and Spire Healthcare Group plc, one of the largest private healthcare groups in the UK, a London Stock Exchange-listed company and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Tony is also Chairman of Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity, one of the largest NHS charities.

He was previously Chief Executive of the British Medical Association from the beginning of 2005 until late 2013.

Tony was in investment banking for over 25 years including as a partner at Hawkpoint and as global head of the equities division and a member of the managing board of Paribas. Tony has also previously served as a non-executive director of Southern Housing Group from 2004 to 2013 and Scope, which focuses on cerebral palsy and is one of the UK's largest charities.

Bob Holt, Chairman of Totally, said: "I am delighted to welcome Tony on board at the start of an exciting growth phase for the Group. Tony's industry experience will be of direct benefit to Totally as we develop our future strategy and will prove invaluable to Wendy Lawrence and her team."

Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said: "Under Bob Holt's Chairmanship, Totally is now putting together a Board which will add value to the management teams' goals and ambitions as we grow Totally and create shareholder value."

Anthony Rhys Bourne, aged 61, is, or has been a director or partner of the following entities within the past five years:

Current Directorships and Partnerships:	Directorships and Partnerships held in the previous 5 years:
Bioquell plc Barchester Healthcare Limited 153 Holland Park Avenue RTM Company Limited Spire Healthcare Group plc Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity CWHC Trading Limited Universal Engineering Holdings Limited Universal Drilling & Cutting Equipment Limited Grove Limited	Southern Development Services Limited Southern Housing Group BMJ Publishing Group Limited

There are no further disclosures to be made in relation to Anthony Rhys Bourne under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Totally Plc / Totally Health Limited
Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Bob Holt, Chairman	020 3077 2212 07778 798 816
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)	0203 328 5656
Nick Naylor / Nick Athanas / Alex Brearley
Optiva Securities Limited (Joint Broker)	020 3137 1902
Christian Dennis / Jeremy King
Blytheweigh	020 7138 3203
Tim Blythe / Wendy Haowei / Fergus Lane

Notes to Editors

Totally Health Ltd is focused on the provision of professional clinical health coaching which promotes and facilitates self care. Totally's services have been shown to reduce costs for Clinical Commissioning Groups by, for example, reducing unplanned admissions to hospitals and visits to Accident and Emergency Departments.

Totally currently operates contracts with NHS England and 9 Clinical Commissioning Groups across England. Shareholders should note that the National Health Service estimates that £7 out of every £10 spent in England on health and social care is supporting people diagnosed with a Long Term Condition.

 

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