Concepta plc announced that the appointment of Neil Mesher as a Non-Executive Director, effective March 28, 2017. He is currently CEO of Philips for the UK and Ireland and is on the Board of the Association of British Healthcare Industries, from which he led the industry's response to the NHS. Neil is also a member of the Government's Life Science Industrial Strategy Board, representing the interests of the medical technology sector with other senior leaders from across healthcare. In line with the company's new Non-Executive Director appointment, the company also announced that Neil Herbert has stepped down from his position as non-Executive Director, effective March 28, 2017.