21 August 2017

Reading, United Kingdom (21 August 2017) - ConvaTec Group Plc ('ConvaTec' or 'the Company') announces the appointment of Donal Balfe as Executive Vice President Global Operations and member of the Executive Committee of the Company, with effect from 1 October 2017.

Since 2009, Donal has been Vice President of Operations for Medtronic PLC, where he was responsible for 13 manufacturing sites comprising the European and Asian manufacturing operations and the Renal Care Solutions business unit of Medtronic's MITG group. In this role, Donal supervised continuous change actions to improve service and business performance, reduce costs, enhance quality and increase margins, within a regulated environment. He has also led programmes to consolidate manufacturing operations and implement Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing initiatives.

Prior to joining Medtronic, Donal was Vice President of Manufacturing at Covidien. He has 29 years of experience in Medical Device manufacturing, having started his career with Bayer Corporation.

Paul Moraviec, Chief Executive Officer of ConvaTec, said:

'I am delighted to announce Donal's appointment to lead our manufacturing operations and the execution of our Margin Improvement Programme. He brings exceptional experience of the Medical Technology sector and operational management to our Company and I look forward to working with him to deliver on the targets that we have set ourselves.'

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