Ramsay Health Care Limited appointed two new directors to the Ramsay Board ­Ms. Patricia Akopiantz and Ms. Margaret Seale. Previously, Ms. Akopiantz was with McKinsey & Company where she helped lead the Retail and Consumer Goods Practice. Ms. Akopiantz currently serves as a non-executive director on the Boards of AMP Limited and AMP Bank.

Ms. Seale serves as a non-executive director on the Boards of Telstra and Bank of Queensland. She continues to sit on the Board of Random House Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Akopiantz will serve on the Audit Committee and Ms. Seale will serve on the Risk Management Commitee.

Both the new Board members will be non-executive directors and are considered by the Board to be independent.