Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: CLC.UN MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 6 /CNW/ - CML Healthcare Inc. and CML Healthcare Income Fund (the "Fund"), (TSX: CLC.UN), today announced the appointment of Cameron Duff, as Vice President, Corporate Development effective March 6, 2006. In this newly created senior management position, Mr. Duff will have a focused mandate to advance CML Healthcare's growth and expansion initiatives. "Mr. Duff is a proven business leader with a unique combination of expertise and experience in the areas of business law and corporate transactions that make him an ideal fit for this important new senior role at CML Healthcare," said Paul Bristow, President and COO of CML Healthcare. "We look forward to his contributions in advancing our growth initiatives and general corporate development activities." Mr. Duff has more than 15 years combined experience in all aspects of corporate law and business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, divestitures, banking and financing, and corporate restructuring. He was formerly Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Alderwoods Group Inc., North America's second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, where he was responsible for legal and business components of corporate development activity, including managing and executing transactions to maximize the value of the company's asset base. Prior to Alderwoods, Mr. Duff was a Partner at Donahue Ernst & Young where he was a key member of numerous corporate transaction teams. Prior thereto, he was Vice President, Corporate Law and Business Development, at CT Financial Services Inc (Canada Trust), where he played an integral role in structuring, negotiating and completing strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, commercial agreements and financings. Mr. Duff began his legal career at Torys LLP in 1987 and became a Partner in 1992. He later joined Stikeman Elliott LLP where he served as a Senior Counsel in the corporate transactions group. Mr. Duff holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Psychology) from Queens University and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor. About CML Healthcare Income Fund CML Healthcare Income Fund is an unincorporated open-ended trust that owns CML Healthcare Inc., one of Canada's largest healthcare services businesses. CML is a leading provider of laboratory testing services in Ontario and the largest private provider of medical imaging services in Canada. CML Healthcare Income Fund is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CLC.UN" and has approximately 86.6 million units outstanding (assuming the exchange for units of all of the outstanding exchangeable shares of CML Healthcare Inc., excluding those held by the Fund or its affiliates). To reach CML Healthcare Income Fund via the worldwide web log on to www.cmlhealthcare.com. Caution concerning forward-looking statements --------------------------------------------- Statements made in this news release, other than those concerning historical financial information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions regarding the information currently available. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to vary include, among other things, those expressed in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities. All information presented herein should be read in conjunction with such filings. %SEDAR: 00020333E