EMIS Group plc announced that Chris Spencer, the Group's Chief Executive since 2013, having reached the age of 60, has indicated his intention to retire from his position and from the Board by the end of 2017. In an unrelated development the Group also announced the appointment of David Sides as an additional independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2017. David brings extensive experience of the healthcare industry gained on a global basis.

He spent 17 years at Cerner Corporation during which time he covered a range of roles including Senior Vice President (Worldwide Consulting) and four years as Managing Director of the UK and Ireland business, based in London. He is currently President and CEO of Streamline Health Solutions, and before that was CEO of IMDsoft.