Japara Healthcare Limited announced that Clinical Professor Leanne Rowe AM has been appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective from 1 July 2019. Professor Rowe is a Clinical Professor and Medical Practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience in the public and private health systems across acute care, aged care, mental health and community health. She has extensive Non-Executive Director experience, both internationally and within Australia, and is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Medical Indemnity Protection Society and MIPS Insurance. Professor Rowe will take over the role as Chairman of the Board's Zero Harm Committee from JoAnne Stephenson who will replace David Blight as Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.