INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has elected Jackson Tai as a new member, effective November 1, 2013. As a member of Lilly's board, Mr. Tai will serve on the Audit and Finance Committees.
]New York Life has elected veteran consumer products executive Michele G. Buckto its board of directors, effective Nov. 1. She is president, North America, for The Hershey Co., a leading global manufacturer of chocolate and confectionary products and one of America’s most iconic brands. Ted Mathas, chairman and CEO of New York Life said, “The entire board is looking forward to having an individual with Ms. Buck’s extensive marketing experience, as well as leadership and business-building skills, in our deliberations.”
CONCORD, Calif., Oct 21, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cerus Corporation CERS 0.00% announced today that Daniel Swisher, a Cerus director since June 2011, has been elected Chair of the Cerus Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Swisher succeeds B.J. Cassin, who previously gave notice of his intent to retire from the Board, effective December 31, 2013, in order to devote more time to his family foundation.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. and BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PETX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the licensing, development and commercialization of innovative medications for pets, today announced that it has elected Merck & Co, Inc.'s former Chief Marketing Officer Wendy Yarno to its Board of Directors.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RetailMeNot, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALE), the operator of the world's largest digital coupon marketplace, today announced the appointment of Gokul Rajaram to its board of directors, effective October 15, 2013. Gokul joins the RetailMeNot board subsequent to the company's initial public offering in July 2013. Gokul is currently Product Engineering Lead at Square, where he leads software development for Square Register, a full point-of-sale system for local businesses, and other products.
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 21, 2013--
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that Alf-Egil Bogen has been appointed to the company's board of directors.
As expected, the next-day-TV streaming site Hulu has named a Fox executive from its board to be its permanent chief executive. Mike Hopkins has been the president of distribution for Fox Networks Group since 2008 and has been a Hulu director since 2011. He replaces Andy Forssell, a longtime Hulu exec who is leaving the company. Forssell served as acting CEO since March and has worked on Hulu's content and distribution side since 2007, the year the site was founded...
(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- WESTCHESTER, Ill., October 16, 2013 - Ingredion Incorporated INGR +0.78% , a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced the appointment of Rhonda Jordan to its Board of Directors, effective Nov. 1, 2013. Jordan, a 25-year veteran of Kraft Foods Inc., currently serves on the boards of Bush Brothers & Company, a food company best known for branded canned beans, and Colfax Corporation, a multi-platform manufacturing and industry enterprise...
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 18, 2013-- Insignia Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIG) today announced that Steven R. Zenz has been elected as a member of its Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Zenz is a former partner of the audit and advisory firm KPMG, where he served in various capacities in his 33 years with the firm, including partner in charge of the audit group and partner in charge of the firm's SEC and technical accounting practices in KPMG's Minneapolis, Minnesota and Des Moines, Iowa, offices as well as lead audit partner for many publicly-held ...
JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced the appointment of Kirk S. Hachigian to its board of directors...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq:PINC) today announced the appointment of Ellen C. Wolf and Stephen R. D'Arcy to its board of directors, effective October 11 and October 18, 2013, respectively....
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Celladon Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies by applying its leadership position in the field of SERCA enzymes, today announced that it has appointed Michael Narachi as Chairman of the Board of Directors...
ZUG, Switzerland, Oct 17, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AGAWH +0.47% announced today that its shareholders have elected Eric S. Schwartz to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Schwartz was elected at a special shareholder meeting to serve a term expiring at the company's annual shareholder meeting to be held in May 2014...
BOSTON, Oct. 17, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ --Interactions Corporation, a leading provider of conversational virtual assistant applications forcustomer care, today announced that Michael Wilens, a Special Advisor at Fidelity Investments,was elected to Interactions' board of directors. Wilens also serves as a board director of COLT Telecom, ProBuild and Exemplify...
SOMERSET, NJ, Oct 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- MTBC, a leading provider of electronic health record software, practice management, revenue cycle management and patient engagement solutions, today announced the appointment of Howard L. Clark, Jr., former CFO of American Express, to its board of directors and as Chairman of its audit committee...
LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2013-- Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE MKT: REE)(TSX: RES), a mineral resources company advancing development of the Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project, announced today that Steve Mooney has joined the Company's Board of Directors...
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2013-- SED International Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SED) ("the Company", "SED", "our", "we"), a multinational supply chain management provider and distributor of leading computer technology, consumer electronics, and small appliances products, today announced that its Board of Directors has reached an agreement with Paragon Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates ("Paragon") to transition leadership of the company's Board of Directors...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced the appointment of Mr. Yutaka Kobayashi to its Board of Directors...
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON--(Marketwired - Oct. 17, 2013) - MicroPlanet Technology Corporation ("MicroPlanet" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MP)(PINKSHEETS:MCTYF), a provider of smart-grid and power-quality technology, that significantly increases efficiency, quality, and conservation of electricity, while also enabling the controlled integration of renewable energy sources into power grids, is pleased to announce today, subject to regulatory approvals, the addition of John M. Fluke, to the MicroPlanet Board of Directors...
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTX) the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, has confirmed the appointment of Jane Chwick to its Board of Directors...
Time Warner Cable’s Rob Marcus, who was named as the cable operator’s CEO and chairman this past summer, will join the board of directors at Equifax...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced the appointment of Greg C. Garland, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Phillips 66, to its Board of Directors...
LAKE MARY, Fla., Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognitiv, Inc. ("Cognitiv" / OTCBB: COGV), a behavior driven marketing firm, has added Michael Huyghue to its board of directors. Huyghue is a business executive and attorney who gained notoriety when he became the youngest general manager in professional football at the age of twenty-nine...
October 16, 2013-- WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, today announced that, effective January 1, 2014, Vice Chairman Adrian T. Dillon, who joined the Company's Board of Directors in September, 2012, will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dillon will replace Eric B. Herr, who was recently appointed Chairman of the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on State Government Innovation, Efficiency and Transparency. Herr will remain on the WNS Board...