Metlifecare Limited announced the appointment of Richard Thomson to the role of Chief Financial Officer following a robust international search process which attracted a field of very strong candidates. Richard will join the Metlifecare team in mid-September 2017 from his current role as Group General Manager Commercial with Air New Zealand. More recently, Richard has been in executive leadership roles with Air New Zealand in both the corporate finance and commercial areas of the business where he has demonstrated strong financial, strategic and commercial expertise that will be immediately applicable and relevant to Metlifecare as the company focuses on its growth, innovation and commercial performance agenda. As previously announced, existing CFO, Tristram van der Meijden will remain with the company until the end of September 2017 to enable a smooth transition and will continue to be available to Metlifecare beyond that as required to ensure strong continuity.