{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168591","rtpr_id":"nPRrE3332a-20261014","ticker":"WWH","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["WWH"],"title":"REG-Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC: Board Update","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T10:44:20.682Z","article_body":"LEI: 5493003YBCY4W1IMJU04                                   \n      Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC\n\n(the ‘Company’ or ‘WWH’)\n\nBoard Update\n\n\n14 October 2026\n\nLONDON, UK — Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC (https://www.worldwidewh.com/)\n(WWH) today announces that Sven Borho will be retiring as a non-executive\ndirector of the Company on 30 October 2026.\n\nSven has been involved in the growth and strategy of the Company since its\ninception in 1995 and has served as a non-executive director for the past 8\nyears, following his appointment in June 2018.\n\nThis follows the announcement on 3 August 2026 that Sven was stepping down as\nlead manager for the Company. As explained in that announcement, Trevor\nPolischuk, who had served as co-manager since 2015, stepped into the role of\nlead manager and Geoff Hsu, a Managing Partner and co-Head of Public Equity at\nOrbiMed, was appointed as the new co-manager. William Hemmings, Chair of\nWorldwide Healthcare Trust PLC, commented: \"The Board would like to express\nits deepest gratitude to Sven for the exceptional and significant contribution\nhe has made to the Company over many years, both as a director and as lead\nmanager. His sector expertise and steady guidance have been instrumental in\ndelivering long-term value to our shareholders. We wish him the best in his\nfuture endeavours. At the same time, we are highly confident in Trevor and\nGeoff's ability to maintain our rigorous investment strategy moving\nforward.”\n\nSven Borho added: \"It has been a privilege to serve on the Board and lead the\nportfolio of Worldwide Healthcare Trust. Having worked alongside Trevor for\nmany years, I know the Company is in exceptionally capable hands, and I look\nforward to watching its continued success in navigating the global healthcare\nlandscape.\"\n\nTrevor Polischuk, Lead Manager, commented: \"I am honoured to take on the role\nof lead manager for Worldwide Healthcare Trust. Having co-managed the\nportfolio alongside Sven for close to a decade, our core investment thesis and\nactive approach remain entirely unchanged. Together with Geoff and the broader\nOrbiMed team, we remain highly energised by the level of clinical innovation\nand compelling valuations across the global healthcare landscape, and we are\nfully committed to driving continued long-term growth for our shareholders.\"\n\nENDS\n\nMedia Enquiries\n\nSarah Gibbons-Cook/Emma Taylor/McKinley Sadler\n\nQuill PR\n\nWWH@quillpr.com\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContact information \n\nMark Pope\n\nFrostrow Capital LLP\n\nCompany Secretary\n\n \n\n0203 008 4913\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC\n\nWorldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH) is an LSE-listed investment company seeking\nto provide investors with a globally diversified exposure to a portfolio of\nworld-class healthcare companies.\n\nThe Portfolio Manager, OrbiMed, is one of the world’s largest dedicated\nhealthcare investment managers with a team of sector specialists who are\nfocused on identifying the world’s most innovative healthcare companies\nacross a range of sub-sectors and geographies. The portfolio includes exposure\nto some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies alongside those at\nthe smaller end of the spectrum, such as early-stage biotechnology companies.\nAll of them strive to address unmet medical needs and enhance human lives. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrE3332a-20261014","title":"REG-Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC: Board Update","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"WWH","created":"2026-10-14T10:44:20.682Z","tickers":["WWH"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"LEI: 5493003YBCY4W1IMJU04                                   \n      Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC\n\n(the ‘Company’ or ‘WWH’)\n\nBoard Update\n\n\n14 October 2026\n\nLONDON, UK — Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC (https://www.worldwidewh.com/)\n(WWH) today announces that Sven Borho will be retiring as a non-executive\ndirector of the Company on 30 October 2026.\n\nSven has been involved in the growth and strategy of the Company since its\ninception in 1995 and has served as a non-executive director for the past 8\nyears, following his appointment in June 2018.\n\nThis follows the announcement on 3 August 2026 that Sven was stepping down as\nlead manager for the Company. As explained in that announcement, Trevor\nPolischuk, who had served as co-manager since 2015, stepped into the role of\nlead manager and Geoff Hsu, a Managing Partner and co-Head of Public Equity at\nOrbiMed, was appointed as the new co-manager. William Hemmings, Chair of\nWorldwide Healthcare Trust PLC, commented: \"The Board would like to express\nits deepest gratitude to Sven for the exceptional and significant contribution\nhe has made to the Company over many years, both as a director and as lead\nmanager. His sector expertise and steady guidance have been instrumental in\ndelivering long-term value to our shareholders. We wish him the best in his\nfuture endeavours. At the same time, we are highly confident in Trevor and\nGeoff's ability to maintain our rigorous investment strategy moving\nforward.”\n\nSven Borho added: \"It has been a privilege to serve on the Board and lead the\nportfolio of Worldwide Healthcare Trust. Having worked alongside Trevor for\nmany years, I know the Company is in exceptionally capable hands, and I look\nforward to watching its continued success in navigating the global healthcare\nlandscape.\"\n\nTrevor Polischuk, Lead Manager, commented: \"I am honoured to take on the role\nof lead manager for Worldwide Healthcare Trust. Having co-managed the\nportfolio alongside Sven for close to a decade, our core investment thesis and\nactive approach remain entirely unchanged. Together with Geoff and the broader\nOrbiMed team, we remain highly energised by the level of clinical innovation\nand compelling valuations across the global healthcare landscape, and we are\nfully committed to driving continued long-term growth for our shareholders.\"\n\nENDS\n\nMedia Enquiries\n\nSarah Gibbons-Cook/Emma Taylor/McKinley Sadler\n\nQuill PR\n\nWWH@quillpr.com\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContact information \n\nMark Pope\n\nFrostrow Capital LLP\n\nCompany Secretary\n\n \n\n0203 008 4913\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC\n\nWorldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH) is an LSE-listed investment company seeking\nto provide investors with a globally diversified exposure to a portfolio of\nworld-class healthcare companies.\n\nThe Portfolio Manager, OrbiMed, is one of the world’s largest dedicated\nhealthcare investment managers with a team of sector specialists who are\nfocused on identifying the world’s most innovative healthcare companies\nacross a range of sub-sectors and geographies. The portfolio includes exposure\nto some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies alongside those at\nthe smaller end of the spectrum, such as early-stage biotechnology companies.\nAll of them strive to address unmet medical needs and enhance human lives. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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