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AMS Strengthens Senior Manage
AMS Strengthens Senior Manage.
About this update from Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 4002Q Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC 03 August 2010 \n \n\n3 August 2010\n \nAdvanced Medical Solutions Group plc\n(\"AMS\" or \"the Company\")\n \nAMS Strengthens Senior Management Team\n \nWinsford, UK: Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AIM: AMS), the global medical technology company, announces that it has strengthened its senior management team with key appointments.\n \nClare Holden has been appointed Vice President of Research and Development. Clare has over 20 years of process and new product development experience with global organisations such as Smith & Nephew where her last position was as Vice President of New Product Development for their Hull based Wound Management Division. Most recently, Clare was Head of Project Transformations at Siemens' Automation & Drives Division in Manchester.\n \nIn addition, Steve Platt joins as General Manager of AMS's new world class Winsford facility. Steve brings 16 years of experience in industrial manufacturing and production with multinational organisations including Toyota Manufacturing (UK), JCB Transmissions, RWD Technologies and, most recently, Nilfisk Advance. He has a proven track record formaximising business performance through the implementation of lean project management techniques, including green field site responsibilities.\n \nChris Meredith, COO of Advanced Medical Solutions commented:\n \n\"We are delighted to announce these latest additions to our senior management team, strengthening our research and development and general operational functions. The appointments follow on from the appointments earlier in the year of Brian Dowd, who joined us from Covidien to head up our US Commercial team, and Dr. Andrew Garland, who joined us from 3M to head our European Commercial Team.\n \n\"The additions add experience and enthusiasm to our existing team, as we develop our infrastructure to take the Company through the next exciting period of growth and realise the opportunities open for our innovative product portfolio.\"\n \n-ends -\n \nFor further information, please visit www.admedsol.com or contact:\n \nAdvanced Medical Solutions Group plc\nDon Evans, Chief Executive Officer &nbs...