Futura Medical plc announced the appointment of Ken James, the former head of consumer healthcare R&D at GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 31 March 2016. Mr. James has more than 40 years' experience of healthcare R&D, having joined one of GSK's predecessor businesses, Beecham Products, in 1973. Mr. James recently retired from GSK.