Exhibit 99.1
| Press Release |  |
| www.shire.com | |
Director Declaration
Dublin, Ireland – January 2, 2018 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the “Company”) announces that Dominic Blakemore, Non-Executive Director of the Company, was appointed Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC on January 1, 2018.
For further information please contact:
| Investor Relations | | |
| Christoph Brackmann | christoph.brackmann@shire.com | +41 795 432 359 |
| Robert Coates | rcoates@shire.com | +44 203 549 0874 |
| Sun Kim | sun.kim@shire.com | +1 617 588 8175 |
| Media | | |
| Lisa Adler | lisa.adler@shire.com | +1 617 588 8607 |
| Katie Joyce | kjoyce@shire.com | +1 781 482 2779 |
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Shire
Shire is the global leader in serving patients with rare diseases. We strive to develop best-in-class therapies across a core of rare disease areas including hematology, immunology, genetic diseases, neuroscience, and internal medicine with growing therapeutic areas in ophthalmics and oncology. Our diversified capabilities enable us to reach patients in more than 100 countries who are struggling to live their lives to the fullest.
We feel a strong sense of urgency to address unmet medical needs and work tirelessly to improve people’s lives with medicines that have a meaningful impact on patients and all who support them on their journey.
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