DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Derek Cole, President of Investor Relations Advisory Solutions (http://iradvisory.com), was named Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) at its 2013 Annual All-Member meeting held at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, CO, Wednesday. The announcement is made by April Giles, CBSA President & CEO, who says Cole assumes chairperson responsibilities from Steve Orndorff, Ph.D., CEO of Ariel Pharmaceuticals, Broomfield (http://arielpharma.com).
Cole is an Investor Relations/Finance/Corporate Communications Executive with 22 years of experience in the capital markets and corporate planning sectors. He has 16 years of dedicated investor relations, corporate communications and media relations experience focused on supporting the development of private, small- and mid-cap companies. Further, he has provided financial communications counsel to C-level executives and board members, and managed and contributed to a broad spectrum of financing transactions, including venture capital investments, initial public offerings (4), secondary offerings and institutional private placements, that combined raised approximately $850 million.
Contributing to the research, planning and execution of five M&A transactions, Cole has established initial investor relations functions at multiple companies and developed and executed multiple award winning strategic communications programs. A recognized leader in his profession, Cole was elected 2012 Chairman of the National Board of Directors of National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI); elected to the NIRI National Board of Directors in 2008; served as Chairman of the Working Group on Financial Disclosure for NIRI’s Standards of Practice for Investor Relations; and as Co-Chairman of the national steering committee for the NIRI BioPharma Roundtable.
Joining Cole on the CBSA Board officer team will be newly appointed Vice Chairperson Mark Spiecker, CEO, Sharklet Technologies (http://www.sharklet.com); Jim Wilson, Board Treasurer, Partner, Ernst & Young (http://www.ey.com); and Lisa Drake, Board Secretary, Director, Government Affairs, Monsanto (http://www.monsanto.com). In other action, six new board members were appointed by the CBSA Board of Directors.
CBSA’s board is a prestigious group of industry leaders comprised of representatives of biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, health care providers, research institutions and those businesses that provide critical services and products to bioscience companies. Board members commit to a three-year term to work in partnership with staff to support the drive and determination of over 600 Colorado bioscience companies that work to improve lives locally and around the world.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors we would like to thank the retiring seven members for their service and welcome the six new members,” Giles and Cole stated jointly. In addition, special recognition was given to CBSA’s 10-year members in honor of the Association’s 10th anniversary.
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Newly appointed CBSA board members include: |
| Brenda Fielding, Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Strategic Development, Clinipace |
| Scott Larson, Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel, Terumo BCT |
| Brett Lund, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Gevo |
| Bill Marshall, Ph.D., President, CEO, Co-Founder and Director, miRagen |
| Chris Myatt, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO, MBio Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Bob Reddy, Director of Global Marketing, Medtronic |
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Reappointments of CBSA board members include: |
| Derek Cole, President, Investor Relations Advisory Solutions |
| Betty Iverson, Director of State Government Affairs, Johnson & Johnson |
| Kevin Smith, President/CEO, CID4 |
| Rick Silva, Tech Transfer Office Senior Director, University of Colorado |
| Sean Moriarty, Vice President, General Counsel, TOLMAR |
| Bruce Eaton, President & CEO, i2 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
2013 Corporate Sponsors include:
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Titanium – |
Boettcher Foundation - www.boettcherfoundation.org |
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Colorado State University - www.colostate.edu |
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Fisher Scientific - www.fishersci.com |
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Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority - www.fitzscience.com |
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Johnson & Johnson - www.jnj.com |
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Platinum – |
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade - www.advancecolorado.com |
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University of Colorado - www.colorado.edu |
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Cooley - www.cooley.com |
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Dorsey & Whitney - www.dorsey.com |
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Ernst & Young - www.ey.com |
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PhRMA - www.phrma.org |
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Gold – |
Amgen - www.amgen.com |
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Merck - www.merck.com |
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Sheridan Ross - www.sheridanross.com |
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Snell & Wilmer - www.swlaw.com |
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Silver – |
CBIZ - www.cbiz.com |
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EKS&H - www.eksh.com |
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Faegre Baker Daniels LLP - www.faegrebd.com |
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GlaxoSmithKline - www.gsk.com |
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Polsinelli Shughart - www.polsinelli.com |
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Terumo BCT - www.terumobct.com |
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Bronze – |
DaVita Clinical Research - www.davitaclinicalresearch.com |
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Genentech - www.gene.com |
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Pfizer - www.pfizer.com |
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SomaLogic - www.somalogic.com |
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TOLMAR - tolmar.com |
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The Wright Group/Travelers - www.twgservices.com / www.travelers.com |
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About Colorado BioScience Association
Celebrating ten years of supporting the Bioscience Industry in Colorado in 2013, the CBSA is a not-for-profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's bioscience industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by advocating for a better business environment, growing the state's biotech workforce, fighting for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state, and speaking with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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