The Board of Medigard Ltd. (MGZ) advised that Mr. Don Channer has retired as Chairman of the company and welcomed Dr. Chris Bishop as the Chairman. The retirement and appointment is effective from the Board meeting 20 October 2017. Mr. Channer considers that now is an appropriate time to retire as Medigard Ltd. moves towards its next phase. He will remain as a non-executive Director of the company. Dr. Bishop has been a non-executive Director of Medigard Ltd. since 2008. He has extensive experience in the development and commercialization of a range of technologies.