Response Biomedical Corporation (TSX: RBM, OTCBB: RPBIF) today announced that S. Wayne Kay, the Chief Executive Officer of Response, has tendered his resignation as both an officer and director of Response, effective immediately.
Peter Thompson will serve as Executive Chairman and interim CEO. The board has retained an executive search firm to assist in identifying and hiring a new CEO as quickly as possible.
“The numerous contributions made by Mr. S.Wayne Kay during his tenure at Response are much appreciated by the board,” said Executive Chairman and interim CEO, Peter Thompson. “We thank Wayne for his leadership and wish him well in his future endeavours.”
http://www.bradenton.com/2011/08/12/3417451/...dical-corporation.htmlFür mich das Beste was den Aktionären passieren konnte!!Endlich ein großer Brocken, glaube zuletzt waren es 600000$ Jahreseinkommen weg.
Und hier noch einiges zum interims CEO
Peter Thompson, M.D., is currently a Venture Partner with OrbiMed who brings over 20 years of industry experience to OrbiMed. He co-founded Trubion Pharmaceuticals, and served as CEO and Chairman from its inception through its IPO on NASDAQ and as a public company until his retirement in 2009. Dr. Thompson is the former Vice President & General Manager of Chiron Informatics at Chiron Corporation and held various executive positions at Becton Dickinson, including Vice President, Research and Technology Department of BD Bioscience. Dr. Thompson is a co-founder of iMetrikus, a clinical decision support company, where he served as CEO and Chairman. He is the founder and Managing Director of Strategicon Partners, an investment and management services company. Dr. Thompson is an Affiliate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Washington and serves as a Director of Anthera (NASDAQ: ANTH), CoDa Therapeutics, Methylgene (TSX: MYG), Principia Biosciences, and Response Biomedical (TSX: RBM). Dr. Thompson is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awardee, an inventor on numerous patents, and a board-certified internist and oncologist. He was on staff at the National Cancer Institute following his internal medicine training at Yale University. He received his medical and undergraduate degrees from Brown University.
http://www.orbimed.com/team_private_equity.htmJetzt hoffe ich nur, dass sie einen geeigneten CEO finden, der endlich auch mal an die Aktionäre und nicht nur an sich denkt.