SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
July
04, 2017
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW
plc
(Registrant's
name)
15 Adam
Street
London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Appointment of Angie Risley as Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Elect of the Remuneration Committee
4 July 2017
Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical
technology business, announces that Angie Risley is to join its
Board as Non-Executive Director and Chairman Elect of the
Remuneration Committee on 18 September 2017. It is intended
that Angie Risley will assume the role of Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee at the Annual General Meeting to be held in
2018 on the retirement of Joseph Papa from the Board.
Roberto Quarta, Chairman of Smith & Nephew,
commented:
"Angie Risley is a well-regarded FTSE 100 Human Resources Director
and a proven Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee
Chairman with experience of a wide range of different sectors,
including a regulated environment. I am certain that she will be a
great addition to our Board and provide effective leadership to our
Remuneration Committee when Joe Papa steps down next
year."
Angie Risley is currently Group HR Director of J Sainsbury plc and
has previously held similar senior roles at Whitbread PLC and
Lloyds Banking Group plc. She is also a Non-Executive Director of
Sainsbury's Bank Board. She is currently Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee of Serco Plc where she will shortly be
stepping down. Previously, she has held similar positions at Arriva
plc and Biffa plc.
No disclosure obligations arise under paragraphs (1) to (6) of LR
9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules in respect of
this appointment. Ms Risley's fees will be £63,000 cash plus
£5,135 in Smith & Nephew shares per annum, in-line with
current Non-Executive Directors.
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About Smith & Nephew
Smith
& Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to
helping healthcare professionals improve people's lives. With
leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound
Management ,Sports Medicine and Trauma &
Extremities, Smith & Nephew has around 15,000 employees and a
presence in more than 100 countries. Annual sales in 2016 were
almost $4.7 billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the FTSE 100
(LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).
For
more information about Smith & Nephew, please visit our website
www.smith-nephew.com, follow @SmithNephewplc on Twitter or visit
SmithNephewplc on Facebook.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements that may or
may not prove accurate. For example, statements regarding expected
revenue growth and trading margins, market trends and our product
pipeline are forward-looking statements. Phrases such as "aim",
"plan", "intend", "anticipate", "well-placed", "believe",
"estimate", "expect", "target", "consider" and similar expressions
are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied by
the statements. For Smith & Nephew, these factors include:
economic and financial conditions in the markets we serve,
especially those affecting health care providers, payers and
customers; price levels for established and innovative medical
devices; developments in medical technology; regulatory approvals,
reimbursement decisions or other government actions; product
defects or recalls or other problems with quality management
systems or failure to comply with related regulations; litigation
relating to patent or other claims; legal compliance risks and
related investigative, remedial or enforcement actions; disruption
to our supply chain or operations or those of our suppliers;
competition for qualified personnel; strategic actions, including
acquisitions and dispositions, our success in performing due
diligence, valuing and integrating acquired businesses; disruption
that may result from transactions or other changes we make in our
business plans or organisation to adapt to market developments; and
numerous other matters that affect us or our markets, including
those of a political, economic, business, competitive or
reputational nature. Please refer to the documents that Smith &
Nephew has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including Smith & Nephew's most recent annual report on Form
20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors. Any
forward-looking statement is based on information available to
Smith & Nephew as of the date of the statement. All written or
oral forward-looking statements attributable to Smith & Nephew
are qualified by this caution. Smith & Nephew does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement to reflect any change in circumstances or in Smith &
Nephew's expectations.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Smith
& Nephew Plc
(Registrant)
Date: July
04, 2017
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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