Gary K. Kunkle, Jr. has been named Lead Independent Director. Mr. Papa will lead an 11-member Board comprised of all of the former members of the Perrigo Company Board of Directors. The Board will have several standing committees, including an Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee. Perrigo Company plc Board of Directors Laurie Brlas Laurie Brlas, 56, has been a director of Perrigo since August 2003 and has served as Chair of the Audit Committee since October 2004. In September 2013, Ms. Brlas was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation, a leading producer of gold and copper, headquartered in Colorado.