ChiRex names Michael A. Griffith vice president and chief financial officer.MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 1996 -- ChiRex Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRX) announced today the appointment of Michael A. Griffith as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Griffith joins ChiRex from CS First Boston First Boston Corporation was a New York-based investment bank, founded in 1932 and acquired by Credit Suisse in 1988, when it became 'CS First Boston'. Globally referred to as Credit Suisse First Boston after 1996, the First Boston part of the name was phased out in 2006. where he was a Director of Equity Capital Markets. Prior to CS First Boston, Mr. Griffith was a Vice President of Leveraged Finance and High Yield Capital Markets at BT Securities Corporation, a subsidiary of Bankers Trust The Bankers Trust is a historic American banking organisation that was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1998. It was originally set up when banks could not perform trust company services. Company. Mr. Griffith holds a Master of Management in finance, marketing and international economics from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Business Administration from the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. . "Michael became a friend and trusted advisor to ChiRex during the period from last August as we combined SepraChem's chiral chi·ral adj. Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. chi·ral chemistry business with the fine chemical manufacturing business of Sterling Organics Limited and undertook our Initial Public Offering," said Robert L. Bratzler, ChiRex Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "His unique portfolio of experience as a commercial bank lender, a bond underwriter and stock underwriter make his an ideal skill set to complement the existing management team. In addition to overseeing all of the financial aspects of the company, his responsibilities at ChiRex will include investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and mergers and acquisitions." ChiRex Inc. is a newly formed company combining SepraChem Inc. and Sterling Organics Limited. ChiRex develops, manufactures and markets fine chemicals and, through its joint venture, InNova Pharmaceuticals, formulated generic drugs. CONTACT: Robert L. Bratzler, Ph.D. or Michael A. Griffith ChiRex Inc. (508) 460-1212 |
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