Georgia Healthcare taps William Huyett to take over as chairman

Georgia Healthcare elevated non-executive director William Huyett to the role of chairman on Friday.

Huyett will replace Irakli Gilauri, who will remain on GHG's board as a non-executive director.

The outgoing chairman said "I am confident that Bill's appointment as chairman will further contribute to the board's independence and consider this change to be in the long-term interest of GHG and its shareholders.

Gilauri was also replaced by Huyett on the firm's remuneration committee.

Elsewhere, Fabian Blank joined GHG's board as an independent non-executive director and member of its clinical quality and safety and committee and Ingeborg Oie was appointed to the group's audit committee

"I am also delighted to welcome Fabian to our board. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in digital health, which is one of the group's key strategic priorities, and will be a valuable addition to the current skills mix within the board," said chief executive Nikoloz Gamkrelidze.

As of 1215 BST, GHG shares were untraded at 215p.