ALLIANCEPHARMA Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Bruno Dumais


THETFORD MINES, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 9, 2015) - AlliancePharma Inc. (TSX VENTURE:APA) ("AlliancePharma" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. Bruno Dumais, C.P.A., has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr. Dumais is a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1989 and holds both a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Quebec in Rimouski and an International MBA from the University of Ottawa. He has held senior level positions in companies crossing a variety of sectors, such as Gestion Exponent, Nortel Networks and Premier Tech. Until recently, he was Vice President, Finance, for BroadSign International Inc., a Montreal-based provider of digital signage solutions. Since 2006, Mr. Dumais has held and holds various executive positions in publicly traded companies. He possesses over 20 years of experience in financial, forecast and strategic planning, and is responsible for overseeing the Company's overall financial activities.

Following this appointment, Mr. Marc Lemieux becomes President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Ms. Isabelle Bégin becomes Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.

"This appointment to our executive team brings AlliancePharma a stronger and more effective structure for our next expansion phase. We are very honored and proud to have Mr. Dumais as part of our management team. He brings a strong expertise and knowledge of accounting standards and management in order to adequately meet the ever increasing legal and regulatory requirements in this area. His appointment will allow each officer to focus on their respective skills and expertise, in addition to assisting the Company with the implementation of our expansion plan in the coming months. Mr. Dumais will also provide solid support to the AlliancePharma management team in becoming a key player in the health services industry in Quebec and the rest of Canada", commented Marc Lemieux, Chairman of the Board of AlliancePharma, President and Chief Executive Officer.

These changes are effective immediately.

About AlliancePharma

AlliancePharma is the leader in professional services and personnel replacement for all pharmacies in Quebec. The quality of its customer service and professional services rendered reflect the expertise of the Company. Management's vision is to expand and diversify its activities to become a key player in the health services industry in Quebec, the rest of Canada and internationally. Additional information regarding the Company is available at www.alliancepharmainc.ca and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements to which are associated some risks and uncertainties. Any statement contained in this present press release that does not constitute an historical fact can be considered as a forward-looking statement. Those statements do not warrant as for the future performance of AlliancePharma inc. and they suppose known and unknown risks as well as uncertainties in such a way that true future perspectives, returns or results of the Company may be different of future returns or results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. AlliancePharma inc. does not accept responsibility for the accuracy and the completeness of those forward-looking statements and does not undertake to publicly review such statements to adapt to new events or circumstance.

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Contact Information:

Patrick Fernet
Global Impact Service
(514) 796-8787
investir@alliancepharma.ca