FTI Consulting wins Mediclinic International plc

Mediclinic, the FTSE 100 international private healthcare group, has appointed FTI Consulting as its retained financial communications adviser.

Deborah Scott, deputy head of FTI’s strategic comms practice, and Ben Atwell, senior managing director, will lead the FTI account team out of the UK. It will be supported in South Africa with a team led by managing director Frank Ford.

The FTI team will work with Mediclinic’s head of investor relations James Arnold, chief executive Danie Meintjes and chief financial officer Jurgens Myburgh.

Arnold said: “Mediclinic’s core purpose is to enhance the quality of life of patients by providing cost-effective acute care specialised hospital and related healthcare services. We are looking forward to working with FTI who will support our financial communication requirements in the UK, South Africa and across our other platforms.”

Mediclinic has three operating platforms in Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.