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COMPANY TO EXPLORE STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OPTR) (the "Company" or "Optimer") today announced the appointment of its Chairman, Dr. Henry McKinnell, as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. McKinnell was associated with Pfizer Inc., from 1971 until his retirement in 2007, including serving as Pfizer's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from 2001 to 2006. The Board of Directors also...
Master Class Program Targets the Cable Industry's Most Senior Women Executives CHANTILLY, Va., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) is partnering with the Stanford Graduate School of Business to launch the WICT Senior Executive Summit (SES) in spring 2013, replacing the previous senior summit sponsored by WICT. This new offering is open to select top-level executives committed to a master class level of learning. SES combines the...
REDMOND, Wash., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Stephen J. Luczo, chairman, president and CEO of Seagate Technology PLC, has been appointed to the company's board of directors, bringing the board's size to 11 members. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "Steve has deep technology and financial expertise, and we are delighted that he is joining Microsoft's board of directors," said Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman....
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TransLattice, the geographically distributed application platform company for enterprise, cloud and hybrid environments, today announced that CEO Frank Huerta was honored with the Jerry I. Porras Latino Leadership award on Saturday, March 10th 2012 presented by the Hispanic Business Students Association (HBSA) of the Stanford Graduate School of Business at their 16th Annual Latino Leadership Banquet. (Logo:...
STANFORD, Calif., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Green Building Council has certified the Knight Management Center at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) LEED Platinum® - the highest achievable rating. LEED®, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certification provides third-party verification that a building or community has been designed and built to meet key areas of environmental and human health, including energy efficiency and water...
Company Expands Leadership Team During Period of Rapid Growth and Expansion Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 23, 2012 Tableau Software, the leader in rapid-fire business intelligence, today announced that it has appointed Brooke Seawell to its Board of Directors. In addition, he becomes chairman of Tableau’s audit committee. Seawell serves on the boards of Informatica Corporation and NVIDIA. As a long-time software executive including positions at NetDynamics and Synopsys, he brings...
LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICON Aircraft announced that Bart Becht, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, will join ICON's board as a non-executive director. Becht also participated in ICON's recently closed series C round of financing as a key investor, bringing international perspective and nearly 25 years of business experience to ICON. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110628/LA27053) In September, Bart Becht is retiring from his position as CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, the...
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTR) today announced the appointment of Dr. Hank McKinnell to its Board of Directors. Dr. McKinnell is the former Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc. He is currently Chairman of the Accordia Global Health Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting infectious diseases in Africa, and is a member of the boards of Moody's Corporation, Angiotech...
LOS ANGELES, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmaus Medical, Inc., the privately-held pharmaceutical company developing and bringing to market a promising new treatment for sickle cell disease, announced today that Henry (Hank) McKinnell Jr., PhD, has joined the board of directors. Dr. McKinnell is the former chief executive officer and former chairman of the board of directors of Pfizer Inc. The announcement comes as the company pursues final FDA approval of its sickle cell disease treatment. "We...
NEW YORK and SAO PAULO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult ("MZ" or the "Company"), a leading global integrated investor relations, technology, financial services and communications consulting firm ("one-stop-shop" model), announced today the five members of its Board of Directors. MZ shareholders - a group of 28 operating partners (71%) and Jardim Botanico Investimentos (29%) - have jointly decided to appoint three independent members. Additionally, two Advisory Council Members were also...
