Updated Information on CryoLife Promotion of D. Ashley Lee to Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financ
November 03 2004 - 10:42AM
PR Newswire (US)
Updated Information on CryoLife Promotion of D. Ashley Lee to
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer ATLANTA, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE:CRY), a biomaterials and biosurgical device
company, reported today that it has promoted D. Ashley Lee from
Vice President Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer to
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer. He will continue to report directly to Steven G.
Anderson, CryoLife's President, Chief Executive Officer and
founder. Mr. Lee, 40, a University of Mississippi graduate and a
CPA, joined the Company as Controller in 1994, and was promoted to
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company in April
of 2000. He was appointed Treasurer of the Company in December
2002. Mr. Lee was an Audit Manager with Ernst and Young for seven
years from 1987 to 1993. Prior to joining CryoLife, he was
Assistant Director of Finance at Compass Retail, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Equitable Real Estate. Steven G. Anderson, President
and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "I'm delighted to announce
Ashley's promotion to Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer as it reflects the outstanding
contributions that he has made to the Company and the leadership he
has demonstrated. The Board joins with me to offer congratulations
and best wishes to Ashley for his continuing efforts on behalf of
CryoLife." Founded in 1984, CryoLife, Inc. is a leader in the
processing and distribution of implantable living human tissues for
use in cardiovascular and vascular surgeries throughout the United
States and Canada. The Company's BioGlue(R) Surgical Adhesive is
FDA approved as an adjunct to sutures and staples for use in adult
patients in open surgical repair of large vessels and is CE marked
in the European Community and approved in Canada for use in soft
tissue repair and approved in Australia for use in vascular and
pulmonary sealing and repair. The Company also manufactures the SG
Model #100 vascular graft, which is CE marked for distribution
within the European Community. For additional information about the
company, visit CryoLife's web site: http://www.cryolife.com/
Contact: Joseph T. Schepers Vice President, Corporate
Communications (770) 419-3355 DATASOURCE: CryoLife, Inc. CONTACT:
Joseph T. Schepers, Vice President, Corporate Communications of
CryoLife, Inc., +1-770-419-3355 Web site: http://www.cryolife.com/
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