Hutchison China MediTech Limited announced with effect from August 1, 2016, Dr. Dan Eldar has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Chi-Med in place of Mr. Salbaing who has tendered his resignation to spend more time on his existing responsibilities within the CK Hutchison Holdings Group. Dr. Eldar (formerly Perlmutter) has more than 35 years of experience as a senior executive, leading global operations in telecommunications, water, biotech and healthcare. He is an executive director of Hutchison Water Israel Ltd. which focuses on large scale projects including desalination, wastewater treatment and water reuse. He is also an independent non-executive director of Leumi Card. Further, he is also a director of Aqua Blue Water Management Services Ltd, Hutchison Biofilm Medical Solutions Holdings Limited, Hutchison Biofilm Medical Solutions Inc., Hutchison Biofilm Medical Solutions Limited, Hutchison Biofilm Solutions Limited, Hutchison Water General Partner Ltd, Hutchison Water Israel E.P.C. Ltd, TACount Exact Ltd. and Yissumim Advanced Management Application Ltd. Dr. Eldar was previously a director of WeFindTech Ltd. and Gryphonel Ltd. within the past five years.