Appt of Finance Director

28 Jun 2007 07:01

Alliance Pharma PLC28 June 2007 For immediate release 28 June 2007 ALLIANCE PHARMA PLC ("Alliance" or "the Company") Appointment of Finance Director Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, ispleased to announce that Richard Wright, a Chartered Accountant withconsiderable experience of quoted and private businesses across a variety ofsectors, has joined the Company, and the Company's Board, as Finance Director. Mr Wright, aged 40 years, a Cambridge University mathematics graduate, qualifiedas an accountant with Ernst & Young before joining Somerfield plc, where heworked in various finance functions between 1993 and 1997. Mr Wright joinedFirstGroup plc in 1997 where he held senior positions including Finance Directorof Great Western Trains Co Ltd. He joins Alliance Pharma from Parragon BooksLtd, which he joined in 2005 and where he held the role of Group FinanceDirector and Company Secretary. John Dawson, Alliance Pharma's Chief Executive, said: "We are delighted towelcome Richard to Alliance Pharma. As the Company pursues its recentlyannounced focus on improving profitability, I believe Richard's extensive andvaried experience will make a major contribution." There are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM rules. For further information: Alliance Pharma plc + 44 (0) 1249 466966John Dawson, Chief Executivewww.alliancepharma.co.uk Buchanan Communications + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000Mark Court/Rebecca Skye Dietrich Notes to editors About Alliance Pharma Alliance Pharma, founded in 1996, is an AIM listed emerging specialitypharmaceutical company based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. The company has astrong track record of acquiring the rights to established niche brands andowns, or shares, the rights to 34 branded pharmaceutical products. Alliance Pharma's products are prescribed in the treatment of a wide range ofconditions and include brands used in periodontitis (a serious gum disease), theprevention of heart disease, in Parkinson's disease, in nutrition, in nasalinfections, in the treatment of dermatological conditions and in childbirth.Alliance Pharma's sales are mainly prescription driven. Its products aredistributed to hospitals directly and to pharmaceutical wholesalers whichservice both hospital and retail pharmacies with their prescriptionrequirements. Alliance Pharma joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in December2003 and trades under the symbol APH. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange