EBOS Group announced that Mr. Mark Waller has advised the Board that he will retire as a director and Chairman of EBOS Group at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting scheduled for October 15, 2019. Mr. Waller joined EBOS in March 1984 as its Chief Financial Officer before assuming the position of Chief Executive Officer in 1987. At that time, EBOS Group was a small player in the New Zealand healthcare industry, with annual revenues of approximately NZD 8 million, primarily from marketing and distributing surgical and dental supplies under license from manufacturers. After handing over the reins as CEO in 2014, Mr. Waller remained on the Board before assuming the position of Chairman in 2015. The Board has elected Liz Coutts as Chair with effect from Mr. Waller's retirement. Ms Coutts has been a director of EBOS Group since 2003 and is currently the Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. She is also Chair of Ports of Auckland Ltd, Oceania Healthcare Ltd. and Skellerup Holdings Limited, Director of Tennis Auckland Region Incorporated and Member, Marsh New Zealand Advisory Board.