I'm excited to join 8K Miles' Board at the crucial time of the company's growth. I look forward to contributing to the enterprise growth strategy and making an impact on the success of the company's next phase.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Trudy and Tim to the Board. Trudy's experience in mergers and acquisitions along with corporate governance and Tim's experience across the whole of the diamond industry value chain will be strong additions to what is already a diverse skill set of the Board.
We are pleased to welcome to the Endo Board. Given the depth and breadth of his healthcare and pharmaceutical industry experience, we are confident that his unique insight and international perspective will be valuable resources as Endo continues its transformation into a more focused global specialty healthcare company.
The Hillshire Brands board of directors has not approved the Tyson Foods offer, has not changed its recommendation regarding the Pinnacle merger and is not making any recommendation with respect to the Tyson offer.
With the cooperation of Cigna management and Board of Directors, we expect that we could reach a mutually agreeable and negotiated transaction by the end of June 2015.