Protherics PLC Appointment of Non-executive Director London, UK; Brentwood, TN, US; 24 January 2007 - Protherics PLC ("Protherics" or the "Company"), the international biopharmaceutical company focused on critical care and cancer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jacques Gonella as a non-executive director, with effect from today. He will serve on the Company's audit, nomination and remuneration committees. Dr Gonella served on the Board of MacroMed, Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by Protherics on 4 January 2007. He is the principal in the consulting firm of JG Consulting AG and is the founder of Permatec Pharma AG, which merged with Mediject in 2001 to form Antares Pharma, Inc., a US public specialty pharma company. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Antares Pharma. Prior to founding Permatec, Dr Gonella founded JAGO Pharma AG in 1983 and served as its president and CEO until its acquisition in May 1996 by SkyePharma PLC. Before founding JAGO, he occupied various positions with F. Hoffmann La Roche Ltd. and Pfizer, Inc. between 1968 and 1979. Dr Gonella holds 8,245,815 ordinary shares of 2p each in the capital of the Company which he received as consideration upon the acquisition of MacroMed Inc. by Protherics. There are no further details to be disclosed in relation to Paragraph 9.6.13R of the Financial Services Authority Listing Rules. | Ends | For further information please contact: Protherics Nick Staples, Director of Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 7919 480510 Julie Vickers, Company Secretary +44 (0)1928 518010 Financial Dynamics - press enquiries London: Ben Atwell, Anna Keeble +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 New York: John Capodanno, Jonathan Birt +1 212 850 5600 Or visit www.protherics.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
Protherics PLC announces Appointment
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