Amgen Names Additional Board Member.Business Editors THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN) today announced that it has named to its Board of Directors Donald B. Rice, Ph.D., the President and Chief Executive Officer of UroGenesys, Inc. Dr. Rice is one of the founders of UroGenesys, a privately-held biotechnology company based in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif., that seeks to discover and develop novel and innovative products for the diagnosis and treatment of urological diseases. "Amgen is fortunate to have a leader with Don Rice's depth of knowledge and experience in business and government serve on our Board. I am confident that Don will make significant contributions to our Company and to our Board of Directors," said Kevin Sharer, Amgen Chief Executive Officer and President. Prior to joining UroGenesys, Dr. Rice served Teledyne, Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. from March 1993 until August 1996. Dr. Rice was Secretary of the Air Force from 1989 until he joined Teledyne. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the RAND Corporation Rand Corporation, research institution in Santa Monica, Calif.; founded 1948 and supported by federal, state, and local governments, as well as by foundations and corporations. Its principal fields of research are national security and public welfare. from 1972 to 1989. Dr. Rice is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and serves as a member of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century. He is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of the RAND Graduate School. Dr. Rice holds a Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University Purdue University (pərdy  `, -d`), main campus at West Lafayette, Ind. and a
M.S. in industrial management, also from Purdue. He received his B.S. in
chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame .
The appointment brings the number of directors of Amgen's Board to 11. Amgen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets cost-effective human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller . EDITOR'S NOTE: An electronic version of this news release may be accessed via our web site at www.Amgen.com. Visit the Corporate Center and click on Amgen News. Journalists and media representatives may sign up to receive all news releases electronically at time of announcement by filling out a short form in the Amgen News section of the web site. |
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