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BioUtah Appoints Rich Linder as Board Chair, George Hamilton as Vice Chair [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BioUtah has elected Richard J. Linder as chair of its executive board of directors, and George Hamilton as vice chair. According to an organization release, Linder succeeds Merit CEO and founder Fred Lampropoulos, BioUtah's inaugural board chair. Nelson Labs CEO Jeff Nelson served as BioUtah's first vice chair. "From our inception, BioUtah has been blessed with tremendous board leadership, which has enabled us to quickly establish ourselves as a fixture of Utah's life science landscape," said Kimball Thomson, president & CEO of BioUtah. "Rich and George are the absolute right people to lead our next stage of influence and impact. It is a tremendous honor to serve Utah's life science community with them." Linder, chief executive of orthopedics startup CoNextions Medical and co-founder of BioUtah, has a rich and varied career that has made him a leader in Utah's life science community. During five years at Merit Medical, Utah's leading native medical device company, he was entrusted to develop the company's global compensation and reward systems, corporate training and development programs. As president & CEO of Rubicon Medical, Linder led a successful effort to take the company public, and later brokered a successful sale to Boston Scientific. He also serves on the board of Vital Access, and has served as CEO of Coherex Medical and as president of Remedy Informatics' heart & vascular division. "I could not be more excited about the trajectory of BioUtah and the life science leaders, companies and other organizations we serve," said Linder. "I am delighted to serve as chairman of this association, which is truly poised to elevate Utah's status as a leader in the global life sciences marketplace." Hamilton, VP of business development for Intermountain Healthcare, brings multifaceted expertise to his new role with BioUtah. From a community entrepreneurial investment arm, he leads a variety of projects designed to benefit Intermountain's patients and stakeholders, and to drive growth in Utah's economy life science community and economy. BioUtah is an official industry association for Utah's life science community. More Information: www.bioutah.org ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |