Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced that as announced in November last year 2019, Board chair Tony Carter retires from the Board with effect from the close of annual shareholders' meeting. Current director Scott St John succeeds Mr. Carter as chair and has also been appointed as a member of the company's Quality, Safety & Regulatory Committee. The company also announced that the Board has appointed current director Neville Mitchell to replace Scott St John as chair of the Audit & Risk Committee from the conclusion of the meeting. Mr. Mitchell is considered by the Board to be an independent director. He is the former CFO of Cochlear Limited and has been a Board member of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare since November 2018.