COOL:PolarityTE Announces Appointment of McKesson’s Willie B
Apr 24, 2018 12:46:18 GMT
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SALT LAKE CITY, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PolarityTE, Inc. (Nasdaq:COOL), a commercial-stage biotechnology and regenerative biomaterials company focused on transforming the lives of patients by discovering, designing and developing a range of regenerative tissue products for the fields of medicine, biomedical engineering and material sciences, announced today that Willie Bogan, former Corporate Secretary of McKesson Corporation, has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
“With PolarityTE now just a little over one year old, we have seen tremendous growth and evolving momentum across all fronts of the Company. From rapid translation of R&D, to the buildout of our new and fully-scalable manufacturing facility, and now most importantly, tangible clinical outcomes in patients treated with our commercial SkinTE tissue product, PolarityTE is continuing to expand its commercial departments. Understanding these milestones and our continuous growth strategy, Willie Bogan, Esq., was an obvious choice for the company. Mr. Bogan carries decades of experience serving as a trusted advisor to public companies and brings an important breadth and depth of knowledge to our Board as we plan to further accelerate our growth trajectory,” said Dr. Denver Lough, CEO of PolarityTE, Inc. Dr. Lough continued, “Mr. Bogan’s most recent experience as the Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel of McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 5th on the Fortune 500, provides considerable insight into important healthcare industry and supply chain dynamics, and his corporate governance, securities law and compliance expertise should be invaluable to help guide our growth.”
Willie Bogan remarked, “I look forward to helping guide the tremendous potential and growth of this exciting company and imparting my advisory experience and counsel to the Company and the Board as the Company works to bring this promising technology to providers and patients. My experience at McKesson gave me a deep appreciation of the effective and thoughtful delivery of healthcare technology in an effort to improve the lives of patients, and I hope to help the PolarityTE team continue their important and impressive work toward that end.”
About Willie Bogan
Willie Bogan served as Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of McKesson Corporation, a San Francisco-based healthcare services and information technology company, from July 2009 until his retirement in November 2015. He joined McKesson in November 2006 as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Before joining McKesson, Mr. Bogan held senior advisory positions at four other public companies in the San Francisco Bay Area – Bank of America, Safeway, Charles Schwab and Catellus Development Corporation. Prior to becoming in-house counsel, he was a partner at Steinberg, Miller, Bogan & Goldstein in Manhattan Beach, California.
During his tenure as a business and securities attorney, Mr. Bogan was involved in a variety of substantial commercial transactions and was an advisor to directors and executive management in the boardroom. Through this, Mr. Bogan acquired significant business and financial experience, including in relation to lending, borrowing, hedging, capital deployment, financial results, mergers and acquisitions, risks and risk management. Regarding healthcare, he acquired significant insight into supply chain systems and activities, and into the nature, opportunities and challenges of healthcare technology businesses. Mr. Bogan also has extensive corporate governance experience.
Mr. Bogan graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College, where he majored in Spanish. He earned an M.A. degree in Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. While at Dartmouth, Mr. Bogan was an All-Ivy, All New-England, All-East and Academic-All American defensive back on the undefeated and nationally ranked 1970 football team and was drafted by the then Baltimore Colts. In addition, he was named a National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame scholar-athlete. In 1989, he was inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes former Academic All-Americans for career achievements and community service. In 2013, Mr. Bogan was honored by the Ivy Football Association, which recognizes distinguished alumnus from Ivy institutions who achieve prominence in his chosen field. Mr. Bogan has been involved in many additional professional and community activities throughout his career including chairing and serving on boards for various organizations including the San Francisco Bar Association and student programs like the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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SALT LAKE CITY, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PolarityTE, Inc. (Nasdaq:COOL), a commercial-stage biotechnology and regenerative biomaterials company focused on transforming the lives of patients by discovering, designing and developing a range of regenerative tissue products for the fields of medicine, biomedical engineering and material sciences, announced today that Willie Bogan, former Corporate Secretary of McKesson Corporation, has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
“With PolarityTE now just a little over one year old, we have seen tremendous growth and evolving momentum across all fronts of the Company. From rapid translation of R&D, to the buildout of our new and fully-scalable manufacturing facility, and now most importantly, tangible clinical outcomes in patients treated with our commercial SkinTE tissue product, PolarityTE is continuing to expand its commercial departments. Understanding these milestones and our continuous growth strategy, Willie Bogan, Esq., was an obvious choice for the company. Mr. Bogan carries decades of experience serving as a trusted advisor to public companies and brings an important breadth and depth of knowledge to our Board as we plan to further accelerate our growth trajectory,” said Dr. Denver Lough, CEO of PolarityTE, Inc. Dr. Lough continued, “Mr. Bogan’s most recent experience as the Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel of McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 5th on the Fortune 500, provides considerable insight into important healthcare industry and supply chain dynamics, and his corporate governance, securities law and compliance expertise should be invaluable to help guide our growth.”
Willie Bogan remarked, “I look forward to helping guide the tremendous potential and growth of this exciting company and imparting my advisory experience and counsel to the Company and the Board as the Company works to bring this promising technology to providers and patients. My experience at McKesson gave me a deep appreciation of the effective and thoughtful delivery of healthcare technology in an effort to improve the lives of patients, and I hope to help the PolarityTE team continue their important and impressive work toward that end.”
About Willie Bogan
Willie Bogan served as Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of McKesson Corporation, a San Francisco-based healthcare services and information technology company, from July 2009 until his retirement in November 2015. He joined McKesson in November 2006 as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Before joining McKesson, Mr. Bogan held senior advisory positions at four other public companies in the San Francisco Bay Area – Bank of America, Safeway, Charles Schwab and Catellus Development Corporation. Prior to becoming in-house counsel, he was a partner at Steinberg, Miller, Bogan & Goldstein in Manhattan Beach, California.
During his tenure as a business and securities attorney, Mr. Bogan was involved in a variety of substantial commercial transactions and was an advisor to directors and executive management in the boardroom. Through this, Mr. Bogan acquired significant business and financial experience, including in relation to lending, borrowing, hedging, capital deployment, financial results, mergers and acquisitions, risks and risk management. Regarding healthcare, he acquired significant insight into supply chain systems and activities, and into the nature, opportunities and challenges of healthcare technology businesses. Mr. Bogan also has extensive corporate governance experience.
Mr. Bogan graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College, where he majored in Spanish. He earned an M.A. degree in Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. While at Dartmouth, Mr. Bogan was an All-Ivy, All New-England, All-East and Academic-All American defensive back on the undefeated and nationally ranked 1970 football team and was drafted by the then Baltimore Colts. In addition, he was named a National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame scholar-athlete. In 1989, he was inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes former Academic All-Americans for career achievements and community service. In 2013, Mr. Bogan was honored by the Ivy Football Association, which recognizes distinguished alumnus from Ivy institutions who achieve prominence in his chosen field. Mr. Bogan has been involved in many additional professional and community activities throughout his career including chairing and serving on boards for various organizations including the San Francisco Bar Association and student programs like the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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