Amgen appoints general counsel.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)--June 7, 1995--Amgen (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMGN) Wednesday announced that it has hired George A. Vandeman, a nationally known specialist in mergers and acquisitions at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins, as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Vandeman, 55, who headed Latham & Watkins' national Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group, led his law firm's work on behalf of bidders, targets and financial advisors in many highly visible hostile and friendly corporate takeovers and proxy fights Proxy Fight When a group of shareholders are persuaded to join forces and gather enough shareholder proxies to win a corporate vote. This is sometimes also referred to as a proxy battle. Notes: This term is mainly used in the context of takeovers. . Vandeman led the Latham & Watkins team that counseled Amgen in its December 1994 merger with Synergen. "Amgen has known George and benefited from his strategic counsel for some time and we are fortunate to have him working with us daily as a member of our senior management team," said Gordon Binder Gordon Binder is currently managing director of Coastview Capital, LLC, and previously was chairman of Amgen[1]. He joined Amgen in 1982, and previously had executive roles at the United Geophysical Corporation and the System Development Corporation. , chairman and chief executive officer. Amgen's current Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Tom Workman, is retiring. "It is a real honor to be asked to join this outstanding management team and contribute to the future of one of the most exciting companies in the country today," Vandeman said. Amgen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human therapeutics based on advanced 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 . CONTACT: Amgen Media Contact: David Kaye David V. Hope (born 14 October 1964), known professionaly as David Kaye, is a Canadian actor who is better known and revered for his work as a voice actor. Career , 805/447-6692 or Investor Contact: Sarah H. Crampton, 805/447-1659 |
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