AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited advises that Lisa McIntyre, PhD, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 October 2021.

“We are pleased to announce Lisa’s appointment and look forward to the insight she will bring to the Board,” said Scott St John, Board Chair.

 “Lisa has extensive knowledge in health and technology – with experience in strategy, finance, technology transformation and data analytics. She has a deep understanding of international markets and a reputation for insight, integrity and transparency.”

Dr McIntyre is an experienced company director with a broad portfolio that spans the health care, insurance, technology and e-learning sectors. She is currently a non-executive director of Insurance and Care NSW (a government public financial corporation), HCF Group (a private health insurance company in Australia), The University of Sydney, Studiosity and Nanosonics, and chair of LEK Consulting’s ANZ Advisory Board.

Prior to her director roles, Dr McIntyre spent 20 years as a senior strategy partner with LEK Consulting. She helped develop the company’s US biotechnology advisory practice from three clients in the emerging sector to become the largest biotechnology practice in the US, providing strategic, commercial and operational advice to local and multinational companies in North America, Asia and Australia.

The Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board has determined that Dr McIntyre will be an independent director of the Board. She will also serve as a member of the Quality, Safety and Regulatory Committee, effective 1 October 2021.

A resolution to elect Dr McIntyre will be put to shareholders at the company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting in August 2022. Dr McIntyre replaces Tony Carter, who retired from the Board in August 2020.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and systems for use in acute and chronic respiratory care, surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The company’s products are sold in over 120 countries worldwide. www.fphcare.com