Futura Medical plc announced that Derek Martin, the Company's Finance Director, has resigned from the Board and will leave the company with effect from the date of this announcement to pursue other business interests. Angela Hildreth will join the company in the role of Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and Board Director, effect February 20, 2018. Angela is an experienced executive with a track record gained in financial, operational and strategic roles in healthcare and other industries.

Angela's experience includes the AIM market and development-stage companies. Angela was most recently the UK finance director of Shield Therapeutics plc, having joined the business as its financial controller in 2011 when it was an unquoted start-up. Her breadth of roles at the business included finance, business development, human resources and IT.