Collagen Corp. Names Three to Executive Positions.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1996--Collagen Corp. (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 :CGEN CGEN Convective Sigmet Generation ) today announced three additions to its executive staff: -0-
-- Pierre Comte, Ph.D. has been named a Corporate Officer of
Collagen Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of Collagen Corp.'s
100% owned subsidiary, LipoMatrix Inc., maker of the
Trilucent(TM) soybean oil-filled breast implant. Since joining
LipoMatrix in 1995, Comte has supervised the development
and manufacture of the Trilucent implant. Prior to joining
LipoMatrix, Comte served as President of the Sulzer Medica
Orthopedics Division of Sulzer, A.G. He brings to Collagen
more than 15 years experience in executive positions of
increasing responsibility in the medical device industry.
-- Becky Stirn has been named Vice President of Global Marketing
Strategy and a Corporate Officer of Collagen Corp. Stirn
brings specific experience in marketing medical devices and
products to physicians and consumers through previous Vice
President of Marketing positions at CooperVision and CEMAX,
and from her work in marketing consulting.
-- Charlene Andros has been named General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of Collagen Corp. Andros joins Collagen from the
law firm of Lillick & Charles in San Francisco, and formerly
practiced with Warner & Stackpole in Boston. She has
extensive experience in the defense of corporate clients in
civil litigation, including product liability and commercial
matters. Andros is a graduate of the Northeastern University
School of Law and Tufts University.
"On behalf of Collagen collagen (kŏl`əjən), any of a group of proteins found in skin, ligaments, tendons, bone and cartilage, and other connective tissue. Cells called fibroblasts form the various fibers in connective tissue in the body. Corporation, I want to welcome these distinguished individuals to our team. They all bring substantial experience in their respective fields that will further strengthen our outstanding management team," said Howard D. Palefsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Collagen Corp. Collagen Corp. is a technology-based company that develops, manufactures and markets biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. devices for the treatment of defective, diseased dis·eased adj. 1. Affected with disease. 2. Unsound or disordered. , traumatized or aging human tissues. CONTACT: Collagen Corp. Deborah Berard, 415/856-0200 or Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Jon Greer, 415/433-5381 |
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