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Neville Mitchell Appointed to FPH Board

Director Appointment31 October 2018FPHHealthcare

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STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS: NEW ZEALAND (FPH), AUSTRALIA (FPH)


NEVILLE MITCHELL APPOINTED TO FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE BOARD


Auckland, New Zealand, 01 November 2018 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited

(NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that Neville Mitchell has been appointed as a non-executive director

of the company with effect from 12 November 2018.


“We are very pleased to announce Neville’s appointment to the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board,”

said Chairman Tony Carter. “Neville has extensive global financial and medical device experience

and we are looking forward to the significant insights and expertise he will bring to our company.”


Between 1995 and 2017, Mr Mitchell served as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of

ASX-listed Cochlear Limited, the world leader in medical device development, manufacture and sale

of cochlear implants. Mr Mitchell was a member of Cochlear’s executive team from its listing in 1995

when its annual revenue was A$70 million to its current A$1.3 billion revenue and A$10 billion

market capitalisation.


Mr Mitchell is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed Sonic Healthcare and Osprey Medical,

as well as privately owned Australian life sciences company, Q’Biotics Group. He is also a member

of the Australian Board of Taxation and a director of the South East Sydney Local Health District

Board. Previously, he served on the New South Wales Medical Devices Fund, was Chairman of the

Group of 100 (an Australian body for senior finance executives), and Chairman, Standing

Committee (Accounting and Auditing), for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

(ASIC).


The Fisher & Paykel Healthcare board has determined that Mr Mitchell will be an independent

director of the Board. He will also serve as a member of the Quality, Safety and Regulatory

Committee, effective 12 November 2018. A resolution to elect Mr Mitchell will be put to shareholders

at the company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting in August 2019. Mr Mitchell replaces Dr Arthur

Morris, who retired from the Board in August 2018.


About Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and

systems for use in respiratory care, acute care surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

The company’s products are sold in over 120 countries worldwide. For more information about the

company, visit www.fphcare.com


Contact:


Investors:

Marcus Driller

General Manager Corporate

marcus.driller@fphcare.co.nz

+64 (0) 27 578 9663


Media:

Rachel Reynolds

Senior Communications Manager

rachel.reynolds@fphcare.co.nz

+64 (0) 21 713 911


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