Bupa, the international healthcare provider, today appointed Rita Clifton to its board as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 July 2010.
Rita, who is currently chairman of Interbrand, has worked at board level across a number of industries, many in an international context.
Rita began her career in advertising working at DMB&B and J Walter Thompson before joining Saatchi & Saatchi in 1986, where she became vice-chairman and executive planning director. In 1997 Rita was appointed chief executive of Interbrand in the UK, and chairman in 2002.
Rita is also on the board of DSG international (the former Dixons), and has previously been on the board of the Judge Business School in Cambridge and EMAP plc. She also served on the Sustainable Development Commission for five years. Rita is currently non-executive chairman of Populus, a trustee of WWF-UK (Worldwide Fund for Nature) and a visiting professor of Henley Business School.
Announcing the appointment, Lord Leitch, chairman of Bupa, said:Rita's experience of working at board level with major consumer and retail businesses will bring new and valuable expertise to Bupa. Her broad brand development and marketing credentials will further strengthen the board's knowledge and experience. We look forward to welcoming her to Bupa.
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Bupa's purpose is to help people lead longer, healthier, happier lives. A leading international healthcare group, we offer personal and company health insurance, run care homes for older people and hospitals, and provide workplace health services, health assessments and chronic disease management services, including health coaching, and home healthcare.
With no shareholders, we invest our profits to provide more and better healthcare, and fulfill our purpose. We are committed to making quality, patient-centred, affordable healthcare more accessible in the areas of wellness, chronic disease management and ageing.
Employing more than 52,000 people, Bupa has operations around the world, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand and the USA, as well as Hong Kong, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, China and across Latin America.
For more information, visit www.bupa.com.
