Beansprout Networks Announces Two Appointments to the Board of Directors.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 Beansprout Networks(R) (Beansprout.net), an online hub which enables pediatricians and child care professionals to enhance interactions with the families they serve and the vendors that serve them, today announced the appointment of David E. Collins, Esq. and Claudie E. Williams to its board of directors. David E. Collins, Esq. serves as the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Calypte Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Corporation. Prior to Calypte, Mr. Collins was an Executive Vice President with Schering-Plough Corporation and President of their Health Care Products Division. He is a founding member of Galen Associates, a venture capital firm, where he currently serves as Special Funds Advisor. Mr. Collins spent 26 years with Johnson & Johnson where he held positions including Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and Planning, Vice Chairman for the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Consumer Sector. Mr. Collins received an L.L.B. from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. and a B.A. 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 . "Beansprout.net has a solid business model which enables pediatricians and child care professionals to provide valuable services to the families they serve," said Mr. Collins. "In addition, Beansprout.net is able to effectively aggregate these fragmented frag·ment n. 1. A small part broken off or detached. 2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript. 3. industries, providing valuable access to the vendors that serve them." Claudie E. Williams is an Executive Vice President at Claneil Enterprises. She spent 24 years at Johnson & Johnson, including 17 years with McNeil Pharmaceuticals, during which time she was Vice President, Product Management and a Member of the Management Board. During her tenure at Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Williams held positions in marketing and business development and was Vice President and General Manager of the Rx-to-OTC Skincare Business Unit. Ms. Williams also serves as a Director of Calypte Biomedical. Ms. Williams noted, "Beansprout.net provides a unique service among Internet companies in that it uses technology to enhance communications between families and their own pediatricians and child care providers. Their ongoing success in aggregating key audiences continues to enhance their overall business model." "We are pleased to welcome Mr. Collins and Ms. Williams to our Board of Directors," said James Chung, Beansprout Networks CEO. "Both of these individuals bring a wealth of experience and knowledge that will be critical as Beansprout.net continues to develop and offer leading-edge services to pediatricians and child care professionals." Beansprout Networks(R) is the first online hub solely focused on enabling pediatricians and child care professionals to enhance interactions with the families they serve and the vendors that serve them. Beansprout.net brings the benefits of today's technology to those who care for children by providing free customizable websites to pediatricians, licensed child care providers and child care resource and referral agencies. Beansprout.net is staffed by professionals from the pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. and child care fields, enabling the company to supply relevant and credible resources to families and providers. The Beansprout Marketplace(SM) provides for the exchange of information, goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. for pediatricians and child care providers with vendors. Beansprout Networks is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.beansprout.net. |
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