GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Capio Sante, Capio Healthcare France, has appointed two new members to its management staff. David Hillier has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately, and Yannick Martin has been appointed Chief Medical Officer, effective February 2003.
"It is highly gratifying to announce that we are steadily making progress in the establishment of our management team in France," said Paul Hokfelt, Senior Vice President and Head of the Capio Healthcare France business area. "David Hillier, who has many years of experience in managing hospitals, will contribute a great deal of know-how and synergies from our colleagues in the U.K. Yannick Martin will start up a completely new function for Capio Sante, to ensure that we can guarantee our medical quality in the same manner as we do in other Capio Group business areas. Our goal is to secure more operational involvement from the business area's head office. David will be responsible for increased control of the cost mass and Yannick for more integrated relations with the independent medical corps."
David Hillier, 40, was formerly Hospital Manager of the Duchy Hospital in Cornwall, a unit within the Capio Healthcare U.K. business area.
Yannick Martin, 42, is a surgeon and was in practice until 1997. In accordance with French practice, he was a joint owner of the private clinic in which he was active. Most recently, Yannick was President of APAVE, a consulting firm specializing in quality assurance within the healthcare sector.
For further information, please contact: Ulrika Stenson, Director, Corporate Communications, Capio AB +46-70-590 07 23/+46-31-732 4004
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